Marlon Vera vs Dominick Cruz Pick, 8/13/2022 Predictions UFC San Diego Odds

Marlon Vera vs Dominick Cruz

UFC San Diego

Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Marlon Vera will take on Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The opening odds have Vera priced at -210 while Cruz is at +180.

Marlon "Chito" Vera walks into the Octagon holding a record of 19-7-1. The 29-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The switch fighter has a wingspan of 70". Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz stands in at 5'8" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 24-3-0. The 37-year-old stretches 68". Regarding significant strikes, Marlon Vera connects on 4.33 per min while Dominick Cruz connects on 3.82 significant strikes per min. Vera is landing 51% of the significant strikes he attempts while Cruz is landing 33%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "Chito" allows 4.99 significant strikes per minute while "The Dominator" allows 2.56. Vera also curbs 50% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Cruz prevents 71% of the shots thrown his way.

In the category of takedowns, Marlon Vera is not as effective of a grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 0.73 times per 3 rounds. Vera is finishing his takedown attempts on 42% of his attempts and is stopping 68% of all takedowns attempted on him. Cruz is taking his opponents down on 43% of his takedown attempts and stuffing 83% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. In terms of submission attempts, Vera is the more capable fighter by attempting 1.1 subs per 15 min while Cruz looks to get 0.1 subs per 15 minutes.

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The last time he fought, Marlon Vera fought Rob Font and ended up getting the victory via unanimous decision in round 5. Font landed 273 of 520 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Vera finished this fight landing 167 of 291 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Font ended up landing 271 of 516, which gave him a percentage of 52%. He landed 199 of 436 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Vera landed 56% of his significant strikes by connecting on 159 of 283. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 95 of 205 to the head. 94% of the significant strikes connected on by Font and 83% of them connected on by Vera were thrown at distance.

In the last fight for Dominick Cruz, he went up against Pedro Munhoz and wound up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Munhoz ended up connecting on 98% of his significant strikes at distance while Cruz landed 97% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Cruz ended up landing 37% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 103 of 274. He ended up connecting on 79 of 240 significant strikes aimed at the head. Munhoz connected on 74 of 170 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he ended up connecting on 45 of 128 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes that he let go, Munhoz landed 79 of 175 while Cruz landed 105 of 276 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Nate Landwehr meets David Onama. Landwehr has a record of 15-4-0. The 34-year-old weighs in at 145 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Onama measures in at 5'11" and tips the scales at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 10-1-0. The 28-year-old has a reach of 74". Regarding grappling, Nate Landwehr takes his opponents down 0.48 times per 3 rds while David Onama takes his opponents down 1.09 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Landwehr lands an average of 6.51 strikes/minute and is connecting on 52% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got David Onama, who lands 48% of his attempted strikes and lands an average of 5.61 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Azamat Murzakanov is set to encounter Devin Clark. Clark steps into the Octagon with a mark of 13-6-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 205 lbs and measures 6'0". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 75". Murzakanov stands 5'10" and will fight at 205 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a win to his career total of 11-0-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 71". In the category of takedowns, Devin Clark is able to thwart 53% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 35% of his tries. Murzakanov is taking his opponents down on 16% of his attempts and defends against 15% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Clark is absorbing 2.54 strikes/min and he connects on 3.08 per min. Murzakanov, on the other side, takes 3.42 strikes/minute and is dishing out 2.69 per minute.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Marlon Vera (-210)

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