Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana Pick, 10/3/2020 Predictions UFC Fight Island 4 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/2/2020

Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana

UFC Fight Island 4

Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Holly Holm will enter the Octagon with Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on Saturday, October 3, 2020. The moneyline has Holm coming in at -120 while Aldana is coming in at +100.

Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm has a record of 13-5-0. The 38-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter extends her reach 69". Irene Aldana stands in at 5'9" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her career total of 12-5-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 68". When talking about significant strikes, Holly Holm connects on 2.75 per minute and Irene Aldana is landing 6.16 significant strikes per min. Holm is connecting on 35% of the significant strikes she attempts and Aldana connects on 38%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "The Preacher's Daughter" takes 2.80 significant strikes per minute and Aldana takes 5.92. Holm also prevents 57% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Aldana thwarts 63% of the shots thrown.

When it comes to wrestling, Holly Holm is the more productive grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.50 times per 15 minutes. Holm is getting her opponent to the mat on 27% of her tries and is defending 76% of all takedown attempts. Aldana is getting her opponent to the mat on 50% of the takedowns she attempts and thwarting 93% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Holm is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.4 submissions per 15 min while Aldana attempts 0.1 submissions per 3 rounds.

In her last bout, Holly Holm squared up with Raquel Pennington and wound up getting the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Pennington landed 55 of 95 total strikes that she let go in that contest. Holm ended the night having landed 81 of 129 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Pennington ended up landing 38 of 78, giving her a percentage of 48%. She finished the fight landing 9 of 43 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Holm ended up landing 48% of her significant strikes by sticking 30 of 62. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, she landed 12 of 33 pointed at the head. 26% of the significant strikes connected on by Pennington and 66% of them landed by Holm were done at a distance.

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In the last fight for Irene Aldana, she faced off with Ketlen Vieira and wound up taking home the victory by way of a punch to the head in round 1. Vieira connected on 100% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance and Aldana ended up landing 92% of the significant strikes she took from distance. Aldana landed 36% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 26 of 71. She ended up connecting on 13 of 52 significant strikes directed at the head. Vieira ended up connecting on 20 of 76 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, she connected on 19 of 75 aimed at the head. In relation to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Vieira connected on 20 of 76 while Aldana ended up connecting on 26 of 71 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Germaine de Randamie takes on Julianna Pena. de Randamie comes into this bout with a mark of 9-4-0. The 36-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 71". Pena measures 5'6" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a mark of 10-3-0. The 31-year-old extends her reach 69". When it comes to grappling, Germaine de Randamie is able to score a takedown 0.50 times per 3 rds and Julianna Pena takes her opponents to the canvas 2.60 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, de Randamie lands 2.72 strikes/minute and lands 47% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side we have Julianna Pena, who is landing 51% of the strikes she attempts and is connecting on 2.96 per minute.

Another bout to watch is when Jinh Yu Frey is set to take on Loma Lookboonmee. Lookboonmee comes into this fight holding a mark of 4-2-0. The 24-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and stands 5'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 61". Yu Frey measures in at 5'3" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter will be looking to add a victory to her career total of 9-5-0. The 35-year-old reaches 65". Concerning wrestling, Loma Lookboonmee is able to thwart 71% of her opponents takedown tries and is taking her opponents to the canvas on 28% of her tries. Yu Frey is taking her opponents to the mat on 10% of her tries and is able to defend against 81% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Lookboonmee is absorbing 3.77 strikes/minute while she is landing 5.07 per minute. Yu Frey, notwithstanding, takes 2.49 strikes/min and lands 2.09 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Holly Holm (-120)

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