Gaston Bolanos vs Quang Le Pick, 05/03/2025 Predictions UFC Des Moines Odds

Gaston Bolanos vs Quang Le

UFC Des Moines

Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Gaston Bolanos will face off against Quang Le at UFC Des Moines on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The opening line has Bolanos coming in at -155 while Le is coming in at +130.

Gaston "The Dreamkiller" Bolanos looks to add a win to his career record of 8-4-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 69". Quang "Bang" Le measures in at 5'6" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 8-2-0. The 33-year-old extends his reach 70". Regarding significant strikes, Gaston Bolanos connects on 3.74 per minute and Quang Le is landing 3.02 significant strikes per minute. Bolanos is connecting on 50% of the significant strikes he tries and Le connects on 35%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, "The Dreamkiller" takes 2.57 significant strikes per minute while "Bang" absorbs 5.52. Bolanos also prevents 52% of the significant strikes that are directed at him and Le curbs 45% of them.

Regarding takedowns, Gaston Bolanos is the not as competent as a wrestler as he scores a takedown 0.78 times per 15 minutes. Bolanos is scoring a takedown on 85% of the times he tries and is stuffing 42% of all takedowns attempted on him. Le is getting his opponent to the mat on 23% of his takedown attempts and is defending 85% of the tries against him. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Bolanos is not as skilled of a technician by attempting 0.3 finishes per 15 minutes while Le attempts 0.7 finishes per 15 min.

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In his previous bout, Gaston Bolanos squared up with Cortavious Romious and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Romious ended up landing 30 of 61 total strikes that he let go. Bolanos walked away from this fight having landed 80 of 104 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Romious ended up landing 17 of 45, which gave him a percentage of 37%. He ended up landing 12 of 37 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Bolanos landed 70% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 53 of 75. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 22 of 42 to the head. 82% of the significant strikes landed by Romious and 54% of them connected on by Bolanos were tallied at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Quang Le, he faced off with Xiao Long and wound up walking away in defeat by way of a punch to the head in round 3. Long ended up landing 91% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Le connected on 92% of the significant strikes he attempted from distance. Le ended up connecting on 41% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 64 of 155. He connected on 39 of 126 significant strikes aimed at the head. Long ended up landing 87 of 192 significant strikes in that fight. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he ended up landing 66 of 158 to the head. In terms of total strikes that he let go in that contest, Long connected on 92 of 198 and Le ended up connecting on 68 of 160 total strikes.

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An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Thomas Petersen enters the Octagon against Don'Tale Mayes. Petersen walks into the cage holding a mark of 9-3-0. The 30-year-old is fighting at 264 lbs and comes in at 6'1". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 74". Mayes measures in at 6'6" and weighs in at 260 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a record of 11-8-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old reaches 81". Regarding grappling, Thomas Petersen gets a takedown 2.67 times per 3 rounds and Don'Tale Mayes scores a takedown 0.64 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Petersen connects for an average of 4.45 strikes/min and connects on 60% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage you've got Don'Tale Mayes, who tags his opponent on 43% of the strikes he attempts and connects for an average of 3.49 per minute.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Ivana Petrovic is set to go up against Juliana Miller. Miller comes into this fight with a mark of 4-3-0. The 28-year-old weighs 125 lbs and stands 5'7". The orthodox fighter reaches 66". Petrovic stands 5'8" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter has a mark of 7-2-0. The 30-year-old stretches 70". Regarding wrestling, Juliana Miller deflects 15% of her opponents takedown tries and is getting her opponent to the mat on 44% of the times she tries. Petrovic is finishing her takedown tries on 43% of the tries she takes and is able to thwart 55% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Miller absorbs 4.75 strikes/min while she is dealing 3.31 strikes per minute. Petrovic, moreover, takes 2.27 strikes/minute and deals 2.00 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Quang Le (+130)

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