Holly Holm vs Yana Santos Pick, 3/25/2023 Predictions UFC San Antonio Odds

Holly Holm vs Yana Santos

UFC San Antonio

AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Holly Holm will take on Yana Santos at UFC San Antonio on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The opening moneyline has Holm coming in at -250 while Santos is priced at +200.

Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm holds a career record of 14-6-0. The 41-year-old weighs in at 135 lbs and measures 5'8". The southpaw fighter reaches 69". Yana Santos measures in at 5'6" and weighs 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-6-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old extends her reach 68". With respect to significant strikes, Holly Holm is landing 3.24 per minute and Yana Santos is connecting on 4.28 significant strikes per min. Holm lands 39% of the significant strikes she tries and Santos is landing 56%. Regarding defending in the cage, "The Preacher's Daughter" absorbs 2.86 significant strikes per minute while Santos absorbs 2.94. Holm also defends 56% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Santos is able to stop 50% of the shots thrown in her direction.

Regarding wrestling, Holly Holm is not as effective of a grappler as she is able to score a takedown 0.72 times per 3 rounds. Holm is finishing her takedown attempts on 26% of the times she tries and is stuffing 78% of the takedowns her opponents try. Santos is scoring a takedown on 53% of the takedowns she attempts and stopping 50% of the attempts against her. When it comes to sub attempts, Holm is the lesser skilled fighter by trying 0.1 submissions per 3 rds while Santos looks to get 0.2 submissions per 3 rounds.

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In her previous bout, Holly Holm went up against Ketlen Vieira and ended up walking away in defeat via split decision in round 5. Vieira ended up landing 122 of 190 total strikes attempted in that fight. Holm ended the night having landed 188 of 263 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Vieira landed 85 of 151, which gave her a percentage of 56%. She finished the fight landing 49 of 109 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Holm ended up landing 61% of her significant strikes by landing 96 of 157. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, she landed 26 of 79 aimed at the head. 57% of the significant strikes landed by Vieira and 79% of them connected on by Holm were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Yana Santos, she battled Irene Aldana and walked away with a loss by a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Aldana connected on 35% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance and Santos ended up connecting on 75% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Santos connected on 48% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 24 of 49. She landed 8 of 28 significant strikes aimed at the head. Aldana ended up landing 37 of 66 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 28 of 53 to the head. In relation to total strikes thrown in that contest, Aldana connected on 37 of 66 while Santos ended up landing 30 of 58 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Andrea Lee fights Maycee Barber. Lee comes into this bout with a mark of 13-6-0. The 34-year-old records a weight of 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 69". Barber stands 5'5" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The switch fighter looks to add a victory to her career record of 11-2-0. The 24-year-old extends her reach 65". In terms of takedowns, Andrea Lee takes her opponents to the mat 1.68 times per 15 minutes and Maycee Barber takes her opponents to the canvas 1.12 times per 15 min. When talking about striking, Lee is landing 5.43 strikes per min and connects on 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Maycee Barber, who is landing 53% of the strikes she has thrown and is landing 4.42 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Tamires Vidal is set to take on Hailey Cowan. Cowan steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 7-2-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and measures 5'8". The southpaw fighter reaches 67". Vidal stands in at 5'6" and tips the scales at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her record of 7-1-0. The 24-year-old extends her reach 68". Concerning grappling, Hailey Cowan is preventing 75% of the takedowns her opponents try and is scoring a takedown on 80% of the times she tries. Vidal is taking her opponents to the mat on 15% of the tries she takes and prevents 15% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. With regard to striking, Cowan is taking 1.27 strikes per min and she is landing 1.73 per minute. Vidal, on the other hand, is absorbing 4.19 strikes/min and lands 5.48 per min.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Holly Holm (-250)

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