Orion Cosce vs Gilbert Urbina Pick, 5/20/2023 Predictions UFC Vegas 73 Odds

Orion Cosce vs Gilbert Urbina

UFC Vegas 73

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Orion Cosce will enter the Octagon against Gilbert Urbina at UFC Vegas 73 on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The opening odds have Cosce priced at -135 while Urbina is priced at +110.

Orion "Galaxy" Cosce comes into this bout with a mark of 8-1-0. The 28-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The switch fighter has a reach of 71". Gilbert "The RGV Bad Boy" Urbina stands in at 6'3" and steps on the scale at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 6-3-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 75". In terms of significant strikes, Orion Cosce is landing 2.92 per minute while Gilbert Urbina connects on 6.21 significant strikes per min. Cosce connects on 53% of the significant strikes he tries while Urbina is connecting on 59%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Galaxy" absorbs 3.53 significant strikes per min while "The RGV Bad Boy" absorbs 6.34. Cosce also defends 46% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Urbina stops 47% of them.

In the wrestling category, Orion Cosce is the not as competent as a wrestler as he gets a takedown 2.30 times per 3 rounds. Cosce is finishing his takedown attempts on 40% of his tries and is stuffing 72% of all takedown attempts. Urbina is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of his takedown attempts and thwarting 0% of the tries against him. Regarding submissions, Cosce is the more skilled technician by attempting 0.8 submissions per 3 rds while Urbina tries 0.2 submissions per 3 rds.

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In his previous fight, Orion Cosce fought Blood Diamond and ended up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Diamond landed 90 of 126 of the strikes he threw in total in this fight. Cosce finished this fight landing 77 of 107 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Diamond ended up landing 63 of 98, which gave him a rate of 64%. He landed 28 of 55 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Cosce landed 48% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 25 of 52. Of those significant strikes, he landed 14 of 38 aimed at the head. 53% of the significant strikes connected on by Diamond and 32% of them connected on by Cosce were done at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Gilbert Urbina, he fought Bryan Battle and wound up losing the fight via rear naked choke in round 2. Battle ended up connecting on 65% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Urbina ended up connecting on 33% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Urbina landed 59% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 45 of 76. He ended up landing 33 of 62 significant strikes directed at the head. Battle landed 46 of 87 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 17 of 54 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes thrown, Battle was 54 of 96 and Urbina was 63 of 95 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other fights on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Ilir Latifi squares up against Rodrigo Nascimento. Latifi walks into the Octagon holding a record of 17-8-0 (1 NC). The 40-year-old weighs in at 230 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 73". Nascimento comes in at 6'2" and steps on the scale at 246 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a career record of 9-1-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old extends his reach 80". When it comes to grappling, Ilir Latifi takes his opponents to the mat 2.13 times per 3 rounds while Rodrigo Nascimento takes his opponents down 2.30 times per 15 min. Regarding striking, Latifi connects for an average of 1.92 strikes per min and lands 42% of his attempted strikes. The other fighter in this bout is Rodrigo Nascimento, who tags the opposition on 51% of the strikes he has attempted and is connecting on 4.05 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Nick Fiore is set to enter the Octagon against Chase Hooper. Hooper has a career mark of 11-3-1. The 23-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures 6'1". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 74". Fiore comes in at 5'10" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 6-1-0. The 25-year-old has a reach of 72". In terms of grappling, Chase Hooper is able to stop 50% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents down on 26% of his tries. Fiore is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of the attempts he tries and is able to defend against 25% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Hooper takes 3.72 strikes/min while he dishes out 4.04 strikes/minute. Fiore, in contrast, absorbs 5.93 strikes per min and deals 2.27 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Orion Cosce (-135)

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