Brad Tavares vs JunYong Park Pick, 12/10/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 98 Odds

Brad Tavares vs. JunYong Park

UFC Vegas 98

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Brad Tavares will face JunYong Park at UFC Vegas 98 on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The moneyline shows Tavares at +154 while Park comes in at -185.

Brad Tavares holds a record of 20-10-0. The 36-year-old weighs 185 pounds and measures 1.85 meters. The Orthodox Fighter has a reach of 74 inches. JunYong “The Iron Turtle” Park stands 5'10″ and weighs 185 pounds. The orthodox fighter will look to add a win to his 17-6-0 overall record. The 33-year-old has a reach of 73″. In the significant hits category, Brad Tavares lands 3.38 significant hits per minute and JunYong Park lands 4.53 significant hits per minute. Tavares is landing 43% of the significant hits he attempts and Park is scoring at 50%. As for their defense in the cage, Tavares absorbs 3.15 significant strikes per minute and “The Iron Turtle” allows 3.30. Tavares also defends 55% of the significant punches thrown his way, and Park is able to defend against 53% of the punches thrown his way.

When it comes to wrestling, Brad Tavares is not as proficient as a wrestler, as he brings his opponents to the mat 0.78 times per period. Tavares completes his takedown attempts on 26% of his attempts and stuffs 81% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Park brings his opponents to the mat on 50% of his takedown attempts and stuffs 57% of the attempts against him. When it comes to subbing opponents, Tavares is less likely to hit the target, making 0.7 substitutions per third, while Park aims for 1.1 substitutions per 15 minutes.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Brad Tavares faced Gregory Rodrigues and was defeated by a blow to the head in the third round. Rodrigues ended up landing 79 of the 135 total punches he fired in the competition. Tavares finished the night with 42 of 90 total strikeouts. In the “significant hits” category, Rodrigues landed 71 of 123, a rate of 57%. He ended up landing 53 of 102 significant blows to the head. Regarding the opponent's stats, Tavares ended up landing 44% of his significant punches, hitting 37 of 84 stick shots. Of these significant blows, 28 out of 70 were aimed at the head. 90% of Rodrigues' and 97% of Tavares' significant hits came from distance.

In JunYong Park's last Octagon appearance, he faced Andre Muniz and was on the losing side of that fight via a split decision in round 3. In the end, Muniz hit on 92% of the significant shots he attempted from distance and in the park, 40% of the significant shots he attempted from distance were successful. Park scored on 45% of his significant scoring attempts, making 27 of 60 goals. He landed 21 of 54 significant hits to the head. Muniz ended up scoring 14 of 30 significant goals in the contest. As for placing those significant punches, he ended up landing 10 of 25 punches aimed at the head. In terms of the total number of strikes he threw, Muniz had 35 out of 60 and Park had 52 out of 96 total strikes he threw.

Other fights on the card are worth keeping an eye on

Another fight not to be missed is Grant Dawson vs Rafa Garcia. Dawson will look to add a win to his 21-2-1 overall record. The 30-year-old weighs 155 pounds and measures 1.75 meters. The Switch Fighter has a wingspan of 72 inches. Garcia stands 5'7″ and weighs 155 pounds. The orthodox fighter is looking to add a win to his 16-3-0 overall record. The 30-year-old has a reach of 70″. In grappling, Grant Dawson scores takedowns 3.61 times per 15 minutes and Rafa Garcia takes his opponents to the canvas 3.61 times per 3 rounds. When it comes to striking, Dawson averages 2.98 strikes per minute and lands 52% of all punches he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Rafa Garcia, who is hitting the opponent on 42% of his attack attempts and scoring 4.19 per minute.

Another fight to keep an eye on is Alex Morono vs Daniel Rodriguez. Rodriguez has a career mark of 17-5-0. The 37-year-old weighs 170 pounds and is 1.85 meters tall. The southpaw has a reach of 74 inches. Morono stands 5'11″ and weighs 170 pounds. The orthodox fighter has a record of 24-10-0 (1 NC). The 34-year-old has a reach of 72″. In grappling, Daniel Rodriguez can defend 56% of his opponent's takedowns and brings his opponent to the mat on 50% of his attempts. Morono completes his takedown attempts on 26% of his attempts and blocks 48% of all takedown attempts against him. When hitting, Rodriguez absorbs 5.52 punches per minute and distributes 7.42 per minute. At the same time, Morono absorbs 4.34 beats per minute and distributes 4.96 per minute.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take JunYong Park (-185)

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