Manuel Torres vs Nikolas Motta Pick, 6/17/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 75 Odds

Manuel Torres vs Nikolas Motta

UFC Vegas 75

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Manuel Torres will face off with Nikolas Motta at UFC Vegas 75 on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The line has Torres at -185 while Motta is coming in at +150.

Manuel "El Loco" Torres holds a career record of 13-2-0. The 28-year-old records a weight of 155 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 73". Nikolas "Iron" Motta comes in at 5'9" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 13-4-0. The 30-year-old stretches 70". Concerning significant strikes, Manuel Torres is connecting on 10.50 per minute while Nikolas Motta is connecting on 3.37 significant strikes per min. Torres connects on 55% of the significant strikes he attempts while Motta is connecting on 34%. Regarding defending in the cage, "El Loco" absorbs 3.74 significant strikes per min while "Iron" takes 4.54. Torres also stops 58% of the significant strikes his opponents throw his way and Motta deflects 60% of them.

In the wrestling category, Manuel Torres is the more effective wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.80 times per 3 rounds. Torres is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of his tries and stopping 85% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Motta is taking his opponents down on 15% of the takedowns he tries and is stuffing 85% of all takedowns attempted on him. Regarding submission attempts, Torres is the more capable fighter by attempting 0.8 subs per 15 min while Motta goes for 0.5 subs per 15 min.

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In his last fight, Manuel Torres fought Frank Camacho and ended up getting the win via a punch to the head in round 1. Camacho ended up landing 24 of 40 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Torres walked away from this fight having landed 34 of 64 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Camacho landed 16 of 31, which gave him a rate of 51%. He finished the fight landing 10 of 24 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Torres ended up landing 53% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 34 of 64. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 27 of 56 pointed at the head. 87% of the significant strikes connected on by Camacho and 88% of them connected on by Torres were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Nikolas Motta, he went up against Cameron VanCamp and ended up winning this fight by way of a punch to the head in round 1. VanCamp connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Motta connected on 62% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Motta connected on 53% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 24 of 45. He ended up connecting on 22 of 41 significant strikes aimed at the head. VanCamp ended up landing 15 of 40 significant strikes in that battle. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up landing 7 of 26 directed at the head. In regard to total strikes attempted in that fight, VanCamp landed 15 of 40 while Motta ended up connecting on 24 of 45 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Nicolas Dalby goes up against Muslim Salikhov. Dalby steps into the Octagon holding a record of 21-4-1 (2 NC). The 38-year-old weighs 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 74". Salikhov measures 5'11" and weighs 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 19-3-0. The 39-year-old stretches 70". Regarding grappling, Nicolas Dalby is averaging a takedown 1.09 times per 3 rds while Muslim Salikhov takes his opponents down 1.20 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Dalby lands an average of 3.74 strikes per minute and connects on 41% out of all the strikes he attempts. The other guy in this fight is Muslim Salikhov, who connects on 49% of the strikes he attempts and connects on 3.30 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Miles Johns is set to square up in the Octagon against Raoni Barcelos. Barcelos steps into the Octagon with a mark of 17-4-0. The 36-year-old records a weight of 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 67". Johns stands 5'7" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 13-2-0. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 66". Concerning grappling, Raoni Barcelos defends against 93% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 41% of his tries. Johns is taking his opponents to the mat on 19% of his tries and is able to deflect 92% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With reference to striking, Barcelos is taking 5.06 strikes per min while he connects on 5.69 per min. Johns, at the same time, is taking 2.85 strikes per minute and is dishing out 3.63 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Manuel Torres (-185)

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