Markus Perez is favored against Eric Spicely at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan on Saturday, August 1 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Perez is 12-3 in his career, while Spicely is 12-5 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan, with the headliner a bout between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Perez and Spicely and UFC predictions.
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Markus Perez (12-3, 2-3 UFC)
Perez came into the UFC with a record of 10-0 and he has two wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated James Bochnovic by rear-naked choke submission and Anthony Hernandez by technical submission; while losing to Eryk Anders by unanimous decision, Andrew Sanchez by unanimous decision, and Wellington Turman by unanimous decision. Perez has been a pro since 2013 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Eric Spicely (12-5, 2-5 UFC)
Spicely came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has two wins and five losses in the UFC. He defeated Thiago Santos by rear-naked choke submission and Alessio Di Chirico by triangle choke submission; while losing to Sam Alvey by guillotine choke submission, Antônio Carlos Júnior by rear-naked choke submission, Gerald Meerschaert by TKO, Darren Stewart by TKO, and Deron Winn by unanimous decision. Spicely has been a pro since 2013 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Perez 2.75/ Spicely 3.71
Striking Accuracy: Perez 48% / Spicely 45%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Perez 3.96/ Spicely 5.72
Defense: Perez 52% / Spicely 55%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Perez 1.08/ Spicely 1.31
Takedown Accuracy: Perez 26% / Spicely 20%
Takedowns defended: Perez 80% / Spicely 75%
Submission average: Perez 1.1/ Spicely 1.0
UFC Picks
It hasn’t been pretty for Perez or Spicely in the UFC, as they have a combined record of 4-8 in the UFC. If I was going to pick one of them I would probably lean with Perez, as he should have the advantage on the mat and he should hold his own while the fight is standing. I prefer to look at the total instead of backing Perez. What does stand out to me in this fight is that the two have really excelled in terms of first round finishes. They have combined for 17 first round finishes and that is in a combined 24 wins, so neither of them wastes much time and effort in their matches. This has all the looks of a fight that will end early, so I will go under the rounds total.
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Card & Odds
Middleweight - Derek Brunson +262 vs. Edmen Shahbazyan -330
Middleweight - Eric Spicely +162 vs. Markus Perez -196
Welterweight - Randy Brown +154 vs. Vicente Luque -186
Bantamweight - Frankie Saenz +203 vs. Jonathan Martinez -250
Bantamweight - Nathan Maness +186 vs. Ray Borg -228
Women’s flyweight - Jennifer Maia +136 vs. Joanne Calderwood -165
Middleweight - Teving Giles +172 vs. Kevin Holland -208
Lightweight - Bobby Green +120 vs. Lando Vannata -144
Midddleweight - Ed Herman +150 vs. Gerald Meerschaert -181
Featherweight - Jamall Emmers +134 vs. Timur Valiev -162
Bantamweight - Cody Durden +263 vs. Chris Gutierrez -332
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