Marina Rodriguez vs Yan Xiaonan Pick, 3/5/2022 Predictions UFC 272 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/1/2022

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Marina Rodriguez vs Yan Xiaonan

UFC 272

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Marina Rodriguez will face off with Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The odds have Rodriguez priced at -255 while Xiaonan is coming in at +205.

Marina Rodriguez Rodriguez walks into the cage with a record of 15-1-2. The 34-year-old weighs 115 lbs and measures 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 65". Yan Xiaonan Xiaonan stands in at 5'5" and weighs in at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 13-2-0. The 32-year-old extends her reach 63". Regarding significant strikes, Marina Rodriguez connects on 5.05 per minute and Yan Xiaonan is connecting on 5.95 significant strikes per minute. Rodriguez lands 49% of the significant strikes she tries and Xiaonan is connecting on 42%. Concerning their defense in the Octagon, Rodriguez allows 3.00 significant strikes per min and Xiaonan takes 3.61. Rodriguez also deflects 57% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Xiaonan deflects 61% of the shots thrown in her direction.

UFC 272	Marina Rodriguez	Yan Xiaonan
Opening Odds	-255	+205
Record	15-1-2	13-2-0
Average Fight Time	14:53	14:00
Height	5'6"	5'5"
Weight	115 lbs	115 lbs
Reach	65"	63"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	5.05	5.95
Striking Accuracy	49%	42%

In terms of takedowns, Marina Rodriguez is the not as competent as a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.22 times per 3 rds. Rodriguez is finishing her takedown attempts on 33% of the times she tries and stopping 67% of the takedowns her opponents try. Xiaonan is getting her opponent to the mat on 75% of the takedowns she attempts and stopping 65% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Rodriguez is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.2 finishes per 15 minutes while Xiaonan attempts 0.6 finishes per 3 rds.

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In her previous fight, Marina Rodriguez went up against Mackenzie Dern and ended up getting the victory in the fight by unanimous decision in round 5. Dern ended up landing 80 of 209 total strikes that she let go. Rodriguez walked away from this fight having landed 148 of 284 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Dern ended up landing 49 of 174, which gave her a percentage of 28%. She finished the fight landing 41 of 158 significant strikes to the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Rodriguez landed 51% of her significant strikes by connecting on 144 of 279. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, she was 72 of 186 aimed at the head. 73% of the significant strikes landed by Dern and 86% of them landed by Rodriguez were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Yan Xiaonan, she fought Carla Esparza and walked away with a loss by way of punches to the head from the crucifix position in round 2. Esparza ended up connecting on 3% of her significant strikes at distance while Xiaonan ended up landing 40% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Xiaonan ended up connecting on 45% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 5 of 11. She ended up connecting on 4 of 10 significant strikes aimed at the head. Esparza connected on 27 of 33 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 27 of 33 to the head. Discussing total strikes that she threw in that fight, Esparza ended up landing 170 of 194 and Xiaonan connected on 31 of 41 total strikes.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Colby Covington squares up with Jorge Masvidal. Covington steps into the Octagon with a mark of 16-3-0. The 34-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and measures 5'11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Masvidal measures 5'11" and weighs in at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 35-15-0. The 37-year-old has a reach of 74". Concerning takedowns, Colby Covington takes his opponents to the mat 4.10 times per 15 minutes while Jorge Masvidal takes his opponents to the mat 1.54 times per 15 minutes. When talking about striking, Covington lands 4.14 strikes per min and connects on 38% of his attempted strikes. The other fighter in this bout is Jorge Masvidal, who connects on 48% of the strikes that he throws and connects for an average of 4.22 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Rafael Fiziev is set to take on Rafael Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 30-13-0. The 37-year-old is weighing in at 155 lbs and measures 5'8". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 70". Fiziev comes in at 5'8" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The switch fighter walks into the cage with a record of 11-1-0. The 28-year-old stretches 71". Concerning grappling, Rafael Dos Anjos defends against 58% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedowns on 37% of his tries. Fiziev is finishing his takedown tries on 50% of the tries he takes and thwarts 95% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the matter of striking, Dos Anjos is absorbing 3.22 strikes per min while he is landing 3.49 strikes/minute. Fiziev, on the contrary, absorbs 5.57 strikes per minute and lands 5.35 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Marina Rodriguez (-255)

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