Martin Buday vs Jake Collier Pick, 4/29/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 72 Odds

Martin Buday vs Jake Collier

UFC Vegas 72

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Martin Buday will face off against Jake Collier at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The moneyline has Buday priced at -110 while Collier is priced at -110.

Martin "Badys" Buday has a career mark of 11-1-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 265 lbs and stands 6'4". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 77". Jake "The Prototype" Collier measures 6'3" and is weighing in at 230 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career mark of 13-8-0. The 34-year-old has an arm span of 78". In terms of significant strikes, Martin Buday connects on 4.59 per minute and Jake Collier is connecting on 5.75 significant strikes per minute. Buday connects on 48% of the significant strikes he attempts while Collier is landing 43%. When it comes to defending themselves, "Badys" takes 4.88 significant strikes per minute and "The Prototype" absorbs 4.82. Buday also defends 55% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Collier deflects 50% of the shots thrown in his direction.

In terms of grappling, Martin Buday is not as efficient of a grappler as he takes his opponents down 0.40 times per 3 rds. Buday is scoring a takedown on 15% of his tries and defending 15% of all takedown attempts. Collier is taking his opponents to the canvas on 35% of the takedowns he tries and thwarting 67% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, Buday is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by trying 0.2 finishes per 15 minutes while Collier goes for 0.5 finishes per 3 rounds.

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The last time he stepped into the Octagon, Martin Buday fought Lukasz Brzeski and ended up getting the victory in the fight by way of split decision in round 3. Brzeski landed 124 of 280 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Buday ended the night having landed 66 of 188 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Brzeski landed 118 of 273, giving him a percentage of 43%. He ended up landing 49 of 182 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Buday landed 35% of his significant strikes by landing 66 of 188. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he was 50 of 169 aimed at the head. 98% of the significant strikes connected on by Brzeski and 98% of them landed by Buday were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Jake Collier, he squared up with Chris Barnett and ended up walking away in defeat by punches to the head from the mount position in round 2. Barnett ended up landing 46% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Collier landed 54% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Collier ended up landing 52% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 51 of 98. He ended up landing 40 of 85 significant strikes aimed at the head. Barnett connected on 54 of 98 significant strikes in that contest. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 48 of 89 aimed at the head. Discussing total strikes that he let go, Barnett landed 83 of 132 and Collier landed 57 of 107 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Natan Levy fights Pete Rodriguez. Levy will be looking to add a win to his career total of 8-1-0. The 31-year-old tips the scales at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 71". Rodriguez measures 5'9" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 4-1-0. The 26-year-old stretches 71". Regarding grappling, Natan Levy is averaging a takedown 5.37 times per 15 min and Pete Rodriguez gets a takedown 0.60 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Levy tags his opponents 4.01 strikes per min and connecting on 51% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Pete Rodriguez, who tags his opponent on 46% of the strikes he has attempted and is landing 10.37 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Charles Johnson is set to face off against Cody Durden. Durden steps into the cage holding a record of 14-4-1. The 32-year-old records a weight of 125 lbs and stands 5'7". The southpaw fighter stretches 67". Johnson comes in at 5'9" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The switch fighter has a career record of 13-4-0. The 32-year-old has a reach of 70". In terms of wrestling, Cody Durden prevents 71% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is finishing his takedown attempts on 41% of the times he tries. Johnson is taking his opponents down on 14% of the attempts he tries and thwarts 60% of takedowns his opponents have tried. In the category of striking, Durden takes 3.13 strikes/minute and he is dealing 3.13 per min. Johnson, on the other hand, is taking 3.75 strikes per min and connects on 4.46 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Martin Buday (-110)

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