Joanne Wood vs Taila Santos Pick, 11/20/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 43 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/16/2021

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Joanne Wood vs Taila Santos

UFC Vegas 43

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Joanne Wood will enter the Octagon with Taila Santos at UFC Vegas 43 on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The opening line has Wood at +225 while Santos is coming in at -335.

Joanne "JoJo" Wood steps into the Octagon holding a record of 15-6-0. The 35-year-old weighs 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 65". Taila Santos stands in at 5'6" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 18-1-0. The 28-year-old extends her reach 68". Regarding significant strikes, Joanne Wood connects on 6.75 per minute and Taila Santos is connecting on 3.55 significant strikes per min. Wood lands 50% of the significant strikes she attempts and Santos is landing 50%. Concerning the fighter's defense, "JoJo" allows 4.50 significant strikes per minute and Santos takes 2.01. Wood also prevents 52% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Santos is able to stop 64% of the strikes thrown her way.

UFC Vegas 43	Joanne Wood	Taila Santos
Opening Odds	+225	-335
Record	15-6-0	18-1-0
Average Fight Time	11:24	15:00
Height	5'6"	5'6"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	65"	68"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	6.75	3.55
Striking Accuracy	50%	50%

In the category of takedowns, Joanne Wood is not as efficient of a grappler as she is able to score a takedown 1.62 times per 3 rds. Wood is scoring a takedown on 55% of her tries and is stuffing 63% of all takedown attempts. Santos is getting her opponent to the mat on 86% of her takedown tries and stuffing 88% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Regarding sub attempts, Wood is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.4 submissions per 3 rds while Santos looks to get 0.8 submissions per 15 min.

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In her previous bout, Joanne Wood faced Lauren Murphy and wound up walking away in defeat via split decision in round 3. Murphy landed 121 of 195 of the strikes she let go in total for this contest. Wood finished this fight landing 153 of 259 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Murphy ended up landing 80 of 148, which gave her a rate of 54%. She ended up landing 66 of 131 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Wood landed 53% of her significant strikes by landing 123 of 228. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she connected on 62 of 137 aimed at the head. 68% of the significant strikes landed by Murphy and 80% of them connected on by Wood were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Taila Santos, she went up against Roxanne Modafferi and ended up getting the victory by unanimous decision in round 3. Modafferi connected on 88% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance while Santos ended up landing 72% of her significant strikes at distance. Santos landed 57% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 55 of 95. She ended up connecting on 38 of 75 significant strikes to the head. Modafferi landed 18 of 92 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 13 of 85 aimed at the head. In relation to total strikes that she let go in that fight, Modafferi ended up landing 43 of 124 and Santos ended up landing 118 of 164 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other fights to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Loma Lookboonmee meets Loopy Godinez. Lookboonmee will be looking to add a win to her record of 6-2-0. The 25-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and stands in at 5'1". The orthodox fighter reaches 61". Godinez measures in at 5'2" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 6-2-0. The 28-year-old reaches 61". Regarding grappling, Loma Lookboonmee takes her opponents to the mat 1.50 times per 3 rds while Loopy Godinez takes her opponents to the mat 4.38 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Lookboonmee is landing 5.27 strikes per minute and connects on 58% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side we have Loopy Godinez, who lands 52% of the strikes she has attempted and lands 2.16 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Sam Hughes is set to square up with Luana Pinheiro. Pinheiro holds a mark of 9-1-0. The 28-year-old is weighing in at 115 lbs and stands 5'2". The orthodox fighter reaches 62". Hughes comes in at 5'5" and is fighting at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 5-3-0. The 29-year-old extends her reach 64". When it comes to takedowns, Luana Pinheiro deflects 0% of the takedowns her opponents try and is getting her opponent to the mat on 83% of the times she tries. Hughes is taking her opponents to the mat on 20% of her tries and is able to defend against 44% of all takedown attempts. With reference to striking, Pinheiro takes 3.11 strikes/min and she is dealing 5.52 per min. Hughes, on the other hand, is taking 6.80 strikes/minute and lands 3.45 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Taila Santos (-335)

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