Court McGee vs Alex Morono Pick, 4/6/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 90 Odds

Court McGee vs Alex Morono

UFC Vegas 90

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Court McGee will take on Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The line has McGee at +240 while Morono is at -298.

Court "The Crusher" McGee looks to add a victory to his record of 22-12-0. The 39-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and comes in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 75". Alex "The Great White" Morono measures in at 5'11" and records a weight of 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 23-9-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old extends his reach 72". In terms of significant strikes, Court McGee is landing 4.63 per min and Alex Morono is landing 5.02 significant strikes per min. McGee is connecting on 37% of the significant strikes he attempts while Morono connects on 41%. In terms of defending in the Octagon, "The Crusher" allows 3.68 significant strikes per minute while "The Great White" allows 4.17. McGee also prevents 60% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt while Morono stops 58% of the shots thrown.

In the category of takedowns, Court McGee is the more effective wrestler as he is averaging a takedown 1.89 times per 3 rounds. McGee is finishing his takedown attempts on 25% of his attempts and is stopping 69% of all takedowns attempted on him. Morono is finishing his takedown tries on 22% of the takedowns he tries and is stopping 50% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Regarding going for the sub, McGee is the more able fighter by going for 0.4 finishes per 15 min while Morono goes for 0.3 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last bout, Court McGee went up against Matt Brown and ended up taking the loss via a punch to the head in round 1. Brown landed 22 of 26 of the strikes he let go in total for this contest. McGee ended the night having landed 17 of 48 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Brown ended up landing 11 of 15, which means his percentage was 73%. He landed 2 of 4 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, McGee landed 25% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 8 of 31. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he was 2 of 21 aimed at the head. 90% of the significant strikes landed by Brown and 75% of them connected on by McGee were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Alex Morono, he battled Joaquin Buckley and wound up walking away in defeat via unanimous decision in round 3. Buckley ended up connecting on 80% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance while Morono landed 92% of his significant strikes at distance. Morono ended up landing 28% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 40 of 141. He ended up connecting on 29 of 122 significant strikes aimed at the head. Buckley ended up connecting on 68 of 176 significant strikes in that battle. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he landed 41 of 134 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes thrown in that contest, Buckley landed 77 of 186 while Morono was 54 of 161 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Alatengheili Alateng goes up against Victor Hugo. Alateng looks to add a victory to his career total of 16-9-2. The 32-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'5". The orthodox fighter reaches 66". Hugo measures in at 5'7" and is weighing in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 24-4-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In terms of takedowns, Alatengheili Alateng is averaging a takedown 1.82 times per 3 rds while Victor Hugo gets a takedown 2.06 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Alateng lands 2.88 strikes/min and connects on 33% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Victor Hugo, who lands 34% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 1.24 per min.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Jean Matsumoto is set to take on Dan Argueta. Argueta steps into the cage with a record of 9-1-0 (2 NC). The 30-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The southpaw fighter reaches 68". Matsumoto measures in at 5'6" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 14-0-0. The 24-year-old has a reach of 68". Regarding takedowns, Dan Argueta defends against 60% of his opponents' takedown tries and is getting his opponent to the mat on 50% of the times he tries. Matsumoto is finishing his takedowns on 15% of his attempts and is able to defend against 66% of all takedown tries against him. Concerning striking, Argueta is absorbing 1.90 strikes/minute while he is connecting on 2.35 strikes per minute. Matsumoto, in contrast, is taking 6.60 strikes per minute and is connecting on 6.67 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alex Morono (-298)

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