Orion Cosce vs Blood Diamond Pick, 7/30/2022 Predictions UFC 277 Odds

Orion Cosce vs Blood Diamond

UFC 277

American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Orion Cosce will face off against Blood Diamond at UFC 277 on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The odds have Cosce coming in at -175 while Diamond is at +150.

Orion "Galaxy" Cosce looks to add a victory to his total of 7-1-0. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 170 lbs and measures 5'11". The switch fighter stretches 71". Blood Diamond measures 5'11" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 3-1-0. The 34-year-old reaches 76". In the category of significant strikes, Orion Cosce connects on 3.70 per min and Blood Diamond is landing 0.22 significant strikes per minute. Cosce is connecting on 55% of the significant strikes he attempts and Diamond is landing 33%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Galaxy" absorbs 3.12 significant strikes per min and Diamond takes 3.24. Cosce also stops 52% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction while Diamond stops 21% of the shots thrown his way.

Regarding takedowns, Orion Cosce is the better wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 1.87 times per 3 rds. Cosce is taking his opponents to the canvas on 42% of his attempts and is stuffing 70% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Diamond is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of his takedown attempts and is defending 80% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. When it comes to going for the submission, Cosce is the more capable fighter by attempting 0.5 finishes per 15 minutes while Diamond goes for 0.2 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last bout, Orion Cosce faced Phil Rowe and ended up losing the fight via a punch to the head in round 2. Rowe ended up landing 53 of 101 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Cosce walked away from this fight having landed 51 of 82 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Rowe landed 46 of 93, which means his percentage was 49%. He ended up landing 32 of 76 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Cosce ended up landing 42% of his significant strikes by connecting on 22 of 52. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 17 of 45 pointed at the head. 71% of the significant strikes landed by Rowe and 72% of them connected on by Cosce were done at a distance.

In the last fight for Blood Diamond, he battled Jeremiah Wells and ended up taking the loss by way of rear naked choke in round 1. Wells connected on 0% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance and Diamond connected on 0% of his significant strikes at distance. Diamond connected on 33% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 1 of 3. He ended up connecting on 0 of 2 significant strikes directed at the head. Wells ended up connecting on 15 of 19 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up connecting on 14 of 17 directed at the head. Regarding total strikes thrown, Wells landed 23 of 27 and Diamond ended up landing 1 of 3 of all the strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Julianna Pena faces off with Amanda Nunes. Pena comes into this bout with a record of 12-4-0. The 32-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter stretches 69". Nunes stands 5'8" and will fight at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her total of 21-5-0. The 34-year-old stretches 69". In terms of takedowns, Julianna Pena gets a takedown 2.43 times per 15 min and Amanda Nunes takes her opponents to the canvas 2.46 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Pena is connecting on 3.36 strikes/min and landing 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side we have Amanda Nunes, who is landing 51% of the strikes she attempts and connects for an average of 4.55 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Mariya Agapova is set to fight Ji Yeon Kim. Yeon Kim steps into the Octagon with a mark of 9-5-2. The 32-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 72". Agapova measures 5'6" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter has a record of 10-3-0. The 25-year-old extends her reach 68". In the category of takedowns, Ji Yeon Kim is thwarting 36% of her opponents takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 15% of her tries. Agapova is finishing her takedown tries on 66% of her tries and is able to defend against 42% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Yeon Kim is taking 5.64 strikes/min and she is landing 5.86 strikes/minute. Agapova, on the other side, is absorbing 4.37 strikes per minute and is connecting on 4.56 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Blood Diamond (+150)

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