Miranda Maverick vs Dione Barbosa Pick, 7/20/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 94 Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/16/2024

Miranda Maverick vs Dione Barbosa

UFC Vegas 94

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Miranda Maverick will enter the Octagon against Dione Barbosa at UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The opener has Maverick at -225 while Barbosa is priced at +185.

Miranda "Fear The" Maverick walks into the cage with a mark of 15-5-0. The 27-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and measures in at 5'3". The southpaw fighter reaches 65". Dione "The Witch" Barbosa comes in at 5'6" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a victory to her record of 7-2-0. The 32-year-old stretches 66". In terms of significant strikes, Miranda Maverick lands 3.80 per min while Dione Barbosa lands 2.20 significant strikes per minute. Maverick is landing 47% of the significant strikes she attempts while Barbosa is landing 54%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Fear The" allows 2.60 significant strikes per minute while "The Witch" takes 2.86. Maverick also stops 59% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Barbosa thwarts 66% of the shots thrown in her direction.

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UFC Vegas 94	Miranda Maverick	Dione Barbosa
Opening Odds	-225	+185
Record	15-5-0	7-2-0
Average Fight Time	12:43	9:48
Height	5'3"	5'6"
Weight	125 lbs	125 lbs
Reach	65"	66"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.80	2.20
Striking Accuracy	47%	54%

Concerning takedowns, Miranda Maverick is the more apt wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 2.49 times per 3 rounds. Maverick is scoring a takedown on 46% of her tries and is stopping 40% of the takedowns her opponents try. Barbosa is getting her opponent to the mat on 25% of her takedown tries and is defending 15% of all takedowns attempted by her opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Maverick is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.4 subs per 15 min while Barbosa tries 3.1 subs per 15 min.

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In her last appearance in the Octagon, Miranda Maverick went up against Andrea Lee and wound up getting the win by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Lee ended up landing 59 of 126 total strikes that she let go in that fight. Maverick ended the night having landed 106 of 180 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Lee landed 36 of 102, which gave her a rate of 35%. She ended up landing 14 of 72 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Maverick ended up landing 48% of her significant strikes by landing 66 of 136. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she was 28 of 89 pointed at the head. 88% of the significant strikes landed by Lee and 90% of them connected on by Maverick were thrown at a distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Dione Barbosa, she faced off with Ernesta Kareckaite and ended up getting the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Kareckaite landed 83% of the significant strikes she took from distance while Barbosa connected on 84% of her significant strikes at distance. Barbosa ended up landing 54% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 39 of 71. She ended up connecting on 21 of 49 significant strikes directed at the head. Kareckaite ended up landing 53 of 156 significant strikes in that contest. Of those significant strikes, she ended up landing 39 of 127 directed at the head. In relation to total strikes that she let go in that contest, Kareckaite was 100 of 220 and Barbosa landed 87 of 124 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts to keep an eye on

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Luana Carolina enters the Octagon with Lucie Pudilova. Carolina will be looking to add a victory to her record of 10-4-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 69". Pudilova measures in at 5'8" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this fight with a mark of 14-9-0. The 30-year-old reaches 67". When it comes to grappling, Luana Carolina gets a takedown 0.38 times per 3 rds and Lucie Pudilova takes her opponents to the canvas 0.55 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Carolina lands 4.63 strikes/minute and is connecting on 49% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Lucie Pudilova, who connects on 37% of the strikes she attempts and connects for an average of 3.68 per min.

Another bout to watch is when JunYong Park is set to square up in the Octagon against Brad Tavares. Tavares will be looking to add a victory to his total of 20-10-0. The 36-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'1". The orthodox fighter stretches 74". Park measures in at 5'10" and is weighing in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his record of 17-6-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 73". Regarding takedowns, Brad Tavares is able to defend against 81% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents down on 26% of his tries. Park is taking his opponents down on 50% of his tries and thwarts 57% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. In the matter of striking, Tavares is absorbing 3.15 strikes/minute and he is landing 3.38 per minute. Park, on the other hand, is taking 3.30 strikes per minute and dishes out 4.53 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dione Barbosa (+185)

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