Gabriel Benitez vs Maheshate Hayisaer Pick, 4/27/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 91 Odds

Gabriel Benitez vs Maheshate Hayisaer

UFC Vegas 91

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Gabriel Benitez will face off with Maheshate Hayisaer at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The opening moneyline has Benitez at +164 while Hayisaer is at -198.

Gabriel "Moggly" Benitez looks to add a win to his career total of 23-12-0. The 35-year-old will fight at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 71". Maheshate Hayisaer stands 6'0" and steps on the scale at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 9-3-0. The 24-year-old has a wingspan of 71". Regarding significant strikes, Gabriel Benitez is landing 4.92 per min while Maheshate Hayisaer lands 2.91 significant strikes per min. Benitez connects on 41% of the significant strikes he tries and Hayisaer is connecting on 26%. In terms of defending in the cage, "Moggly" absorbs 4.26 significant strikes per minute and Hayisaer absorbs 4.86. Benitez also prevents 62% of the significant strikes that are thrown his way and Hayisaer thwarts 49% of the shots thrown.

Concerning wrestling, Gabriel Benitez is the lesser skilled wrestler as he takes his opponents down 0.24 times per 15 min. Benitez is scoring a takedown on 50% of the times he tries and is stopping 55% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. Hayisaer is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of his takedown attempts and is stopping 45% of the tries against him. Regarding submission attempts, Benitez is the more able fighter by going for 1.0 finish per 3 rds while Hayisaer looks to get 0.5 finishes per 15 min.

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In his last bout, Gabriel Benitez faced Jim Miller and walked away with a loss by way of a neck crank in round 3. Miller ended up landing 96 of 157 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Benitez ended the night having landed 84 of 188 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Miller landed 80 of 140, giving him a percentage of 57%. He finished the fight landing 50 of 108 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Benitez landed 43% of his significant strikes by landing 80 of 182. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 51 of 145 to the head. 83% of the significant strikes landed by Miller and 98% of them connected on by Benitez were thrown at distance.

In the last fight for Maheshate Hayisaer, he faced off with Viacheslav Borshchev and walked away in defeat via a punch to the head in round 2. Borshchev landed 81% of his significant strikes at distance while Hayisaer ended up connecting on 90% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Hayisaer ended up landing 29% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 32 of 109. He connected on 26 of 100 significant strikes aimed at the head. Borshchev ended up connecting on 85 of 148 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up landing 40 of 99 aimed at the head. In relation to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Borshchev was 85 of 148 while Hayisaer ended up connecting on 33 of 110 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Austen Lane goes up against Jhonata Diniz. Lane holds a career record of 12-4-0 (1 NC). The 36-year-old is fighting at 245 lbs and stands 6'6". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 80". Diniz measures 6'4" and steps on the scale at 254 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 6-0-0. The 32-year-old has a reach of 79". In the grappling category, Austen Lane is averaging a takedown 0.70 times per 15 min while Jhonata Diniz scores a takedown 0.40 times per 3 rds. When talking about striking, Lane connects on 4.48 strikes/min and lands 47% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side of the cage we have Jhonata Diniz, who tags his opponent on 42% of the strikes that he throws and is connecting on 7.69 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when David Onama is set to square up in the Octagon against Jonathan Pearce. Pearce steps into the cage with a mark of 14-5-0. The 31-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and measures in at 6'0". The switch fighter reaches 71". Onama stands in at 5'11" and steps on the scale at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 11-2-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 74". Concerning grappling, Jonathan Pearce is able to deflect 56% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents to the mat on 53% of his attempts. Onama is finishing his takedown tries on 18% of his tries and is able to stop 45% of all takedown tries against him. With reference to striking, Pearce absorbs 3.35 strikes/min and he connects on 5.60 strikes per minute. Onama, at the same time, is taking 5.48 strikes per min and is dealing 5.38 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Gabriel Benitez (+164)

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