Terrance McKinney vs Erick Gonzalez Pick, 8/6/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 59 Odds

Terrance McKinney vs Erick Gonzalez

UFC Vegas 59

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Terrance McKinney will face off against Erick Gonzalez at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday, August 6, 2022. The opener has McKinney priced at -850 while Gonzalez is coming in at +600.

Terrance "T. Wrecks" McKinney holds a career record of 12-4-0. The 27-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and stands 5'10". The switch fighter has an arm span of 73". Erick "The Ghost Pepper" Gonzalez stands in at 5'11" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 14-6-0. The 30-year-old stretches 75". Concerning significant strikes, Terrance McKinney lands 4.11 per min while Erick Gonzalez lands 2.68 significant strikes per minute. McKinney is connecting on 59% of the significant strikes he tries and Gonzalez is landing 37%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "T. Wrecks" takes 1.77 significant strikes per min and "The Ghost Pepper" takes 6.11. McKinney also stops 56% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Gonzalez deflects 33% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

Concerning grappling, Terrance McKinney is the more apt wrestler as he gets a takedown 4.84 times per 15 min. McKinney is taking his opponents to the canvas on 44% of his tries and stopping 85% of the takedowns his opponents try. Gonzalez is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of the takedowns he attempts and defending 50% of the attempts against him. Regarding going for the sub, McKinney is the more skilled technician by attempting 1.2 subs per 15 minutes while Gonzalez attempts 0.4 subs per 3 rounds.

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In his previous fight, Terrance McKinney faced Drew Dober and ended up losing the fight via a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Dober landed 31 of 52 total strikes that he threw in that contest. McKinney ended the night having landed 43 of 74 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Dober landed 17 of 37, giving him a percentage of 45%. He finished the fight landing 14 of 34 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, McKinney landed 59% of his significant strikes by sticking 36 of 61. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he connected on 33 of 57 pointed at the head. 35% of the significant strikes connected on by Dober and 41% of them connected on by McKinney were done at distance.

In the last fight for Erick Gonzalez, he went up against Jim Miller and walked away in defeat by way of a punch to the head in round 2. Miller connected on 56% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Gonzalez landed 78% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Gonzalez ended up landing 37% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 14 of 37. He ended up connecting on 10 of 30 significant strikes to the head. Miller landed 32 of 48 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, he ended up landing 25 of 41 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes thrown in that contest, Miller ended up connecting on 43 of 60 and Gonzalez landed 22 of 45 total strikes.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Bryan Battle enters the Octagon with Takashi Sato. Battle comes into this fight with a record of 8-1-0. The 27-year-old weighs in at 170 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 77". Sato stands in at 5'10" and will fight at 170 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 16-5-0. The 32-year-old has a wingspan of 73". In terms of takedowns, Bryan Battle is averaging a takedown 1.35 times per 3 rounds and Takashi Sato is averaging a takedown 0.35 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Battle tags his opponents 7.10 strikes/min and is connecting on 56% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage we have Takashi Sato, who is connecting on 38% of the strikes he has thrown and lands an average of 2.28 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Josh Quinlan is set to face off against Jason Witt. Witt steps into the Octagon holding a record of 19-8-0. The 35-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter stretches 70". Quinlan stands 6'0" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 5-0-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 72". In the category of takedowns, Jason Witt prevents 85% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is taking his opponents down on 48% of the times he tries. Quinlan is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to defend against 85% of all takedown tries against him. In the category of striking, Witt takes 2.63 strikes/min and he lands 2.26 strikes per minute. Quinlan, on the other side, is taking 2.55 strikes per minute and is landing 16.60 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Terrance McKinney (-850)

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