Ivana Petrovic vs Liang Na Pick, 4/27/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 91 Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/23/2024

Ivana Petrovic vs Liang Na

UFC Vegas 91

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Ivana Petrovic will enter the Octagon against Liang Na at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The odds have Petrovic at -470 while Na is coming in at +360.

Ivana Petrovic holds a career mark of 6-1-0. The 29-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and stands in at 5'8". The southpaw fighter reaches 70". Liang "The Dragon Girl" Na stands 5'5" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to her career total of 19-7-0. The 27-year-old extends her reach 67". Concerning significant strikes, Ivana Petrovic is landing 1.47 per min while Liang Na lands 1.93 significant strikes per min. Petrovic connects on 35% of the significant strikes she tries and Na connects on 40%. Concerning the fighter's defense, Petrovic takes 2.73 significant strikes per minute and "The Dragon Girl" allows 4.48. Petrovic also defends 52% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Na prevents 27% of the strikes thrown her way.

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UFC Vegas 91	Ivana Petrovic	Liang Na
Opening Odds	-470	+360
Record	6-1-0	19-7-0
Average Fight Time	15:00	5:53
Height	5'8"	5'5"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	70"	67"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	1.47	1.93
Striking Accuracy	0.35	0.4

Concerning wrestling, Ivana Petrovic is the not as competent as a wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 2.00 times per 3 rounds. Petrovic is scoring a takedown on 33% of her tries and thwarting 66% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Na is getting her opponent to the mat on 60% of her takedown tries and defending 15% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Petrovic is the more able fighter by trying 2.0 submissions per 3 rounds while Na looks to get 0.8 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In her previous fight, Ivana Petrovic went up against Luana Carolina and ended up walking away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Carolina landed 112 of 167 total strikes that she threw in that fight. Petrovic finished this fight landing 77 of 122 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Carolina ended up landing 41 of 87, which gave her a rate of 47%. She landed 18 of 60 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Petrovic ended up landing 35% of her significant strikes by landing 22 of 62. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, she was 15 of 51 to the head. 65% of the significant strikes connected on by Carolina and 72% of them landed by Petrovic were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Liang Na, she fought JJ Aldrich and ended up losing the fight via an elbow to the head in round 2. Aldrich connected on 19% of the significant strikes she took from distance while Na ended up landing 81% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Na connected on 26% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 11 of 41. She connected on 7 of 30 significant strikes to the head. Aldrich landed 47 of 65 significant strikes in that fight. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 46 of 63 aimed at the head. In regard to total strikes that she let go in that contest, Aldrich landed 68 of 89 and Na ended up landing 27 of 61 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Matheus Nicolau squares up against Alex Perez. Nicolau has a record of 19-4-1. The 31-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and measures 5'6". The orthodox fighter stretches 66". Perez measures 5'6" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his total of 24-8-0. The 32-year-old reaches 65". Regarding grappling, Matheus Nicolau scores a takedown 1.48 times per 15 min while Alex Perez gets a takedown 2.26 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Nicolau is landing 3.66 strikes/min and lands 53% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Alex Perez, who connects on 46% of his attempted strikes and connects for an average of 4.12 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Bogdan Guskov is set to face off with Ryan Spann. Spann has a record of 21-9-0. The 32-year-old weighs 205 lbs and stands in at 6'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 79". Guskov measures in at 6'3" and weighs 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career total of 15-3-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 76". In terms of wrestling, Ryan Spann is able to curb 47% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is finishing his takedown tries on 35% of his attempts. Guskov is taking his opponents down on 15% of the attempts he tries and is able to curb 66% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the category of striking, Spann takes 3.91 strikes per minute and he is connecting on 3.42 strikes per minute. Guskov, on the contrary, takes 5.81 strikes per min and dishes out 2.43 per min.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ivana Petrovic (-470)

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