Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Michel Pereira Pick, 5/21/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 55 Odds

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Michel Pereira

UFC Vegas 55

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Santiago Ponzinibbio will enter the Octagon against Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The opening line has Ponzinibbio priced at +100 while Pereira is coming in at -120.

Santiago "Argentine Dagger" Ponzinibbio walks into the Octagon with a record of 29-5-0. The 35-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and comes in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter reaches 73". Michel "Demolidor" Pereira stands in at 6'1" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his total of 27-11-0 (2 NC). The 28-year-old reaches 73". Concerning significant strikes, Santiago Ponzinibbio is connecting on 4.79 per min and Michel Pereira lands 4.71 significant strikes per minute. Ponzinibbio connects on 40% of the significant strikes he attempts and Pereira is connecting on 55%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Argentine Dagger" takes 4.51 significant strikes per min while "Demolidor" takes 3.24. Ponzinibbio also defends 61% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Pereira thwarts 60% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In the wrestling category, Santiago Ponzinibbio is not as effective of a grappler as he takes his opponents to the canvas 0.51 times per 3 rounds. Ponzinibbio is scoring a takedown on 33% of the times he tries and stopping 60% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Pereira is finishing his takedown attempts on 55% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 80% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Ponzinibbio is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.3 submissions per 15 min while Pereira tries 0.7 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his last bout, Santiago Ponzinibbio went up against Geoff Neal and walked away in defeat via split decision in round 3. Neal landed 86 of 162 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. Ponzinibbio finished this fight landing 91 of 229 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Neal ended up landing 85 of 161, which gave him a percentage of 52%. He landed 73 of 145 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Ponzinibbio ended up landing 39% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 91 of 229. Of those significant strikes, he landed 62 of 195 to the head. 80% of the significant strikes connected on by Neal and 98% of them landed by Ponzinibbio were done at distance.

In the last bout for Michel Pereira, he squared up with Andre Fialho and wound up taking home the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Fialho connected on 80% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Pereira landed 89% of his significant strikes at distance. Pereira landed 52% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 107 of 202. He landed 49 of 122 significant strikes aimed at the head. Fialho connected on 45 of 135 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he landed 40 of 128 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes that he let go in that contest, Fialho ended up landing 48 of 138 while Pereira connected on 112 of 209 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Chidi Njokuani squares up against Dusko Todorovic. Njokuani comes into this bout with a record of 21-7-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old will fight at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 80". Todorovic stands in at 6'1" and tips the scales at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 11-2-0. The 27-year-old reaches 74". In the grappling category, Chidi Njokuani is able to score a takedown 0.40 times per 3 rds and Dusko Todorovic takes his opponents to the canvas 0.63 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Njokuani is landing 3.91 strikes/min and is landing 72% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Dusko Todorovic, who connects on 54% of the strikes he attempts and connects for an average of 5.80 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Junyong Park is set to fight Eryk Anders. Anders walks into the cage with a record of 14-6-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old weighs in at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 75". Park measures in at 5'10" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 13-5-0. The 31-year-old extends his reach 73". Regarding takedowns, Eryk Anders defends against 74% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 31% of his attempts. Park is taking his opponents down on 57% of his attempts and is able to stop 47% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Anders absorbs 3.93 strikes/min while he dishes out 3.16 strikes/min. Park, moreover, takes 3.83 strikes per minute and is connecting on 4.69 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Santiago Ponzinibbio (+100)

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