Brad Tavares vs Bruno Silva Pick, 4/22/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 71 Odds

Brad Tavares vs Bruno Silva

UFC Vegas 71

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Brad Tavares will face off with Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 71 on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The opening moneyline has Tavares coming in at -160 while Silva is priced at +135.

Brad Tavares will be looking to add a victory to his total of 19-8-0. The 35-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and measures 6'1". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 74". Bruno "Blindado" Silva measures 6'0" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to his career record of 22-8-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 74". With respect to significant strikes, Brad Tavares is connecting on 3.30 per min while Bruno Silva is landing 4.31 significant strikes per minute. Tavares is landing 43% of the significant strikes he throws while Silva connects on 48%. In terms of defending in the cage, Tavares takes 3.01 significant strikes per min and "Blindado" allows 4.58. Tavares also curbs 56% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Silva thwarts 44% of the shots thrown his way.

Regarding grappling, Brad Tavares is the more skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents to the mat 0.86 times per 15 minutes. Tavares is finishing his takedown attempts on 26% of the times he tries and stuffing 80% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Silva is finishing his takedown attempts on 18% of the takedowns he tries and thwarting 71% of the attempts against him. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Tavares is the more experienced of the two fighters by attempting 0.5 finishes per 15 minutes while Silva goes for 0.3 finishes per 3 rds.

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In his previous bout, Brad Tavares went up against Dricus Du Plessis and walked away with a loss via unanimous decision in round 3. Plessis landed 123 of 222 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Tavares ended the night having landed 98 of 167 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Plessis ended up landing 113 of 212, which gave him a percentage of 53%. He landed 79 of 169 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Tavares ended up landing 54% of his significant strikes by connecting on 82 of 150. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 55 of 113 to the head. 85% of the significant strikes landed by Plessis and 84% of them connected on by Tavares were done at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Bruno Silva, he faced off with Gerald Meerschaert and was defeated via guillotine choke in round 3. Meerschaert connected on 78% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Silva ended up connecting on 93% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Silva connected on 35% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 29 of 81. He landed 17 of 60 significant strikes directed at the head. Meerschaert ended up connecting on 46 of 114 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 28 of 92 to the head. Discussing total strikes attempted in that fight, Meerschaert connected on 61 of 136 while Silva ended up connecting on 38 of 93 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Bobby Green faces off with Jared Gordon. Green walks into the Octagon with a record of 29-14-1. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands 5'10". The orthodox fighter stretches 71". Gordon comes in at 5'9" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 19-6-0. The 34-year-old has a wingspan of 68". Regarding grappling, Bobby Green is averaging a takedown 1.30 times per 3 rds while Jared Gordon is averaging a takedown 2.07 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Green connects for an average of 5.99 strikes per min and connects on 52% of the strikes that he attempts. On the other side we have Jared Gordon, who tags his opponent on 58% of the strikes he attempts and connects on 5.37 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Matthew Semelsberger is set to clash with Jeremiah Wells. Wells comes into this bout with a record of 11-2-1. The 36-year-old is fighting at 170 lbs and stands 5'9". The switch fighter has an arm span of 74". Semelsberger stands in at 6'1" and is weighing in at 170 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 11-4-0. The 30-year-old stretches 75". Concerning wrestling, Jeremiah Wells is able to curb 85% of his opponents' takedown tries and is getting his opponent to the mat on 12% of his tries. Semelsberger is taking his opponents to the mat on 77% of his tries and is able to defend against 61% of all takedown tries against him. In the matter of striking, Wells is absorbing 1.62 strikes/minute while he is landing 3.68 per minute. Semelsberger, notwithstanding, is taking 4.57 strikes per minute and dishes out 4.60 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Bruno Silva (+135)

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