Gian Villante vs Maurice Greene 6/27/20 – UFC Fight Night Picks & Preview
Gian Villante is a very experienced fighter with a total of 28 bouts in his career. He has ended up posting a 17-11 record in his career so far. Maurice Greene for his part is coming in with a fairly decent record in his first 15 bouts. He has ended up getting a really good 8-5 record in his career so far. No matter what the fight in the heavyweight class will definitely be a great one to see.
Gian is not that bad at throwing the punches with 4.26 strikes per minute with an accuracy of 42.99% so far. Villante is coming into the fight using the striker fighting style, but he is also using the orthodox stance. His last fight ended up going only into the first round in what ended up being a TKO/KO loss for Villante to Michal Oleksijczuk.
With his strikes Greene is coming in throwing 4.19 per minute. When it comes to landing those strikes, though, Greene has ended up getting a decent 44.19% landed. Greene is heading into the bout here with an orthodox type of stance, but also likes to use the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style. The last fight for Greene ended up being a submission loss in the second round to Aleksei Oleinik.
The tape is going to show that Villante is coming into the fight at 205 pounds, but standing at 6’3”. When it comes to the reach Villante has ended up getting a decent 76 inch reach. For Maurice Greene he is coming in standing at 6’7” and 243 pounds, but he does have a huge reach advantage that is sitting at 80 inches.
Gian Villante vs Maurice Greene Odds: Gian Villante +195, Maurice Greene -230
Round Totals: Over 2.5 +120, Under 2.5 -150
Gian Villante vs Maurice Greene Pick: Maurice Greene, Under 2.5
Odds From Betonline.ag
With this fight it is one that will pit a couple of wily veterans against each other. However, one thing that will be evident is neither one of these fighters is meant to go the distance so the under is definitely a possibility. The big difference here is the reach advantage for Greene and that allows him to bring home the win in the match on the under.