Kevin Holland vs Alex Oliveira Pick, 3/5/2022 Predictions UFC 272 Odds

Kevin Holland vs Alex Oliveira

UFC 272

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Kevin Holland will take on Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The opening moneyline has Holland coming in at -290 while Oliveira is priced at +230.

Kevin "Trailblazer" Holland holds a mark of 21-7-0. The 29-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and stands 6'3". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 81". Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira stands in at 5'11" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 22-11-1. The 34-year-old has a wingspan of 76". Concerning significant strikes, Kevin Holland connects on 3.67 per minute while Alex Oliveira lands 2.97 significant strikes per min. Holland lands 54% of the significant strikes he tries while Oliveira lands 51%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Trailblazer" absorbs 2.34 significant strikes per min while "Cowboy" allows 2.38. Holland also stops 56% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Oliveira is able to defend against 47% of them.

Regarding takedowns, Kevin Holland is the not as competent as a wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.90 times per 15 minutes. Holland is getting his opponent to the mat on 45% of his tries and is defending 50% of all takedown attempts. Oliveira is finishing his takedown tries on 37% of the takedowns he attempts and is stuffing 63% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. In terms of submission attempts, Holland is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by attempting 0.5 finishes per 3 rounds while Oliveira goes for 0.6 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his last bout, Kevin Holland faced Kyle Daukaus and the fight ended in a no contest by an accidental headbutt in round 1. Daukaus ended up landing 19 of 25 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Holland ended the night having landed 24 of 28 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Daukaus ended up landing 9 of 13, which gave him a percentage of 69%. He ended up landing 5 of 9 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Holland ended up landing 42% of his significant strikes by landing 3 of 7. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 2 of 6 pointed at the head. 22% of the significant strikes landed by Daukaus and 66% of them landed by Holland were tallied at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Alex Oliveira, he fought Niko Price and walked away with a loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Price ended up landing 70% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Oliveira connected on 86% of his significant strikes at distance. Oliveira connected on 58% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 65 of 112. He ended up connecting on 31 of 72 significant strikes to the head. Price connected on 64 of 116 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 37 of 83 to the head. Relating to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Price ended up connecting on 108 of 167 while Oliveira connected on 83 of 131 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Serghei Spivac enters the Octagon against Greg Hardy. Spivac holds a career mark of 13-3-0. The 27-year-old steps on the scale at 260 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter stretches 78". Hardy measures in at 6'5" and records a weight of 265 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 7-4-0. The 33-year-old reaches 80". Regarding grappling, Serghei Spivac is averaging a takedown 2.72 times per 15 minutes while Greg Hardy gets a takedown 0.20 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Spivac is landing 3.71 strikes per minute and landing 49% of the strikes that he throws. Joining him in the Octagon is Greg Hardy, who tags his opponent on 50% of his attempted strikes and connects on 4.84 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jamie Mullarkey is set to face off with Jalin Turner. Turner steps into the cage holding a mark of 11-5-0. The 26-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands 6'3". The southpaw fighter stretches 77". Mullarkey comes in at 6'0" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 14-4-0. The 27-year-old extends his reach 74". Concerning wrestling, Jalin Turner thwarts 78% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 75% of his attempts. Mullarkey is taking his opponents to the mat on 32% of the attempts he tries and is able to curb 66% of all takedown attempts. Concerning striking, Turner is taking 4.12 strikes/minute while he dishes out 6.20 strikes/minute. Mullarkey, on the contrary, is taking 4.45 strikes/min and is landing 3.03 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Alex Oliveira (+230)

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