Timmy Cuamba vs Lucas Almeida Pick, 6/15/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 93 Odds

Timmy Cuamba vs Lucas Almeida

UFC Vegas 93

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Timmy Cuamba will face off against Lucas Almeida at UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The opening moneyline has Cuamba at -205 while Almeida is coming in at +170.

Timmy "Twilight" Cuamba will be looking to add a win to his career total of 8-2-0. The 25-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and measures in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 71". Lucas Almeida stands in at 5'11" and weighs 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his total of 14-3-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 71". In the category of significant strikes, Timmy Cuamba is landing 2.53 per minute while Lucas Almeida is connecting on 5.05 significant strikes per minute. Cuamba connects on 34% of the significant strikes he tries while Almeida is connecting on 47%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Twilight" absorbs 4.23 significant strikes per min and Almeida allows 5.32. Cuamba also prevents 57% of the significant strikes that are directed at him while Almeida defends against 45% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

When it comes to grappling, Timmy Cuamba is not as effective of a wrestler as he gets a takedown 0.50 times per 15 min. Cuamba is getting his opponent to the mat on 16% of his attempts and thwarting 71% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Almeida is finishing his takedowns on 0% of his takedown attempts and stopping 40% of the tries against him. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Cuamba is the more capable of the two fighters by going for 0.9 finishes per 15 min while Almeida looks to get 0.4 finishes per 15 min.

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In his previous bout, Timmy Cuamba faced Bolaji Oki and walked away in defeat by way of split decision in round 3. Oki landed 61 of 157 total strikes that he let go in that contest. Cuamba walked away from this fight having landed 35 of 96 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Oki ended up landing 60 of 152, which gave him a percentage of 39%. He landed 51 of 139 significant strikes aimed at the head. Statistically, Cuamba ended up landing 35% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 33 of 94. Out of those significant strikes, he connected on 20 of 67 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes landed by Oki and 78% of them connected on by Cuamba were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Lucas Almeida, he went up against Andre Fili and ended up losing the fight by a punch to the head in round 1. Fili connected on 40% of the significant strikes he took from distance while Almeida connected on 100% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Almeida ended up connecting on 40% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 10 of 25. He ended up connecting on 1 of 11 significant strikes directed at the head. Fili ended up connecting on 20 of 36 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he ended up landing 16 of 29 aimed at the head. When discussing total strikes thrown in that contest, Fili was 25 of 42 and Almeida ended up connecting on 10 of 25 of all the strikes he threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Douglas Silva de Andrade squares up against Miles Johns. Silva de Andrade has a mark of 29-5-0 (1 NC). The 38-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and measures 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Johns comes in at 5'7" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout holding a record of 14-2-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old reaches 66". In the grappling category, Douglas Silva de Andrade gets his opposition to the mat 0.61 times per 3 rounds while Miles Johns is averaging a takedown 1.15 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Silva de Andrade connects on 3.66 strikes per minute and connects on 38% of his attempted strikes. The other guy in this fight is Miles Johns, who is connecting on 47% of the strikes he attempts and is connecting on 3.28 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Jose Johnson is set to square up against Asu Almabayev. Almabayev steps into the cage with a record of 19-2-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and measures 5'4". The orthodox fighter stretches 65". Johnson stands 6'0" and records a weight of 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 16-8-0. The 29-year-old stretches 71". In terms of grappling, Asu Almabayev is able to stop 0% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedowns on 57% of his attempts. Johnson is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of his tries and defends against 36% of all takedown attempts. With regard to striking, Almabayev is absorbing 1.42 strikes per min and he lands 3.02 strikes per minute. Johnson, on the other side, takes 1.73 strikes/minute and is dealing 2.80 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Timmy Cuamba (-205)

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