Viviane Araujo vs Amanda Ribas Pick, 3/4/2023 Predictions UFC 285 Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/28/2023

Viviane Araujo vs Amanda Ribas

UFC 285

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Viviane Araujo will take on Amanda Ribas at UFC 285 on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The line has Araujo at +110 while Ribas is priced at -130.

Viviane "Vivi" Araujo comes into this fight with a record of 11-4-0. The 36-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'4". The orthodox fighter reaches 68". Amanda Ribas stands in at 5'3" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her total of 10-3-0. The 29-year-old reaches 66". With respect to significant strikes, Viviane Araujo is landing 4.82 per min while Amanda Ribas is landing 4.46 significant strikes per minute. Araujo lands 48% of the significant strikes she tries while Ribas connects on 40%. When it comes to defending in the cage, "Vivi" takes 5.33 significant strikes per minute and Ribas allows 2.57. Araujo also stops 56% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Ribas is able to deflect 70% of the shots thrown.

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UFC 285	Viviane Araujo	Amanda Ribas
Opening Odds	+110	-130
Record	11-4-0	10-3-0
Average Fight Time	15:44	10:46
Height	5'4"	5'3"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	68"	66"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.82	4.46
Striking Accuracy	48%	40%

When it comes to wrestling, Viviane Araujo is the not as competent as a wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 2.03 times per 15 min. Araujo is scoring a takedown on 48% of the times she tries and stopping 90% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Ribas is scoring a takedown on 47% of her takedown tries and thwarting 88% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding going for the sub, Araujo is the lesser skilled fighter by trying 0.5 subs per 15 minutes while Ribas attempts 1.2 subs per 15 min.

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In her last appearance in the Octagon, Viviane Araujo fought Alexa Grasso and walked away in defeat via unanimous decision in round 5. Grasso landed 193 of 353 of the strikes she let go in total for this contest. Araujo ended the night having landed 148 of 288 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Grasso ended up landing 153 of 311, which gave her a rate of 49%. She landed 101 of 243 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the Octagon, Araujo ended up landing 47% of her significant strikes by connecting on 126 of 264. Of those significant strikes, she was 103 of 235 aimed at the head. 93% of the significant strikes connected on by Grasso and 98% of them connected on by Araujo were done at distance.

In the last bout for Amanda Ribas, she battled Katlyn Chookagian and ended up taking the loss via split decision in round 3. Chookagian landed 88% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance and Ribas ended up landing 89% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Ribas connected on 32% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 55 of 169. She ended up landing 28 of 124 significant strikes directed at the head. Chookagian ended up landing 63 of 222 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 42 of 175 directed at the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that fight, Chookagian connected on 71 of 230 while Ribas was 84 of 204 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Jessica Penne squares up in the Octagon against Tabatha Ricci. Penne looks to add a win to her career total of 14-7-0. The 40-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and measures 5'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 67". Ricci measures in at 5'1" and weighs 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her total of 7-1-0. The 28-year-old extends her reach 61". When it comes to grappling, Jessica Penne gets a takedown 1.39 times per 3 rounds and Tabatha Ricci takes her opponents to the canvas 3.95 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Penne connects for an average of 2.62 strikes/min and is connecting on 32% of her attempted strikes. On the other side we have Tabatha Ricci, who connects on 37% of the strikes she has thrown and connects for an average of 2.95 per min.

One more can't miss bout is when Ciryl Gane is set to take on Jon Jones. Jones has a record of 26-1-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old records a weight of 205 lbs and comes in at 6'4". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 84". Gane comes in at 6'4" and is weighing in at 245 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 11-1-0. The 32-year-old has a wingspan of 81". Regarding takedowns, Jon Jones is able to stop 95% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is finishing his takedown tries on 44% of his attempts. Gane is finishing his takedown tries on 21% of the attempts he tries and is able to stop 55% of the takedowns his opponents try. With regard to striking, Jones is taking 2.22 strikes per min while he is connecting on 4.30 per min. Gane, on the other side, is absorbing 2.25 strikes/min and is landing 5.11 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Amanda Ribas (-130)

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