Yan Xiaonan vs Tabatha Ricci Pick, 11/23/2024 Predictions UFC Macau Odds

Yan Xiaonan vs Tabatha Ricci

UFC Macau

Galaxy Arena in Macau, China

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Yan Xiaonan will enter the Octagon against Tabatha Ricci at UFC Macau on Saturday, November 23, 2024. The opening moneyline has Xiaonan coming in at -205 while Ricci is at +170.

Yan Xiaonan steps into the Octagon holding a record of 17-4-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old is fighting at 115 lbs and comes in at 5'5". The orthodox fighter reaches 63". Tabatha "Baby Shark" Ricci measures 5'1" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to her career record of 11-2-0. The 29-year-old reaches 61". When talking about significant strikes, Yan Xiaonan lands 4.97 per min while Tabatha Ricci connects on 4.63 significant strikes per minute. Xiaonan lands 44% of the significant strikes she tries while Ricci lands 38%. When it comes to defending in the cage, Xiaonan takes 3.66 significant strikes per minute and "Baby Shark" absorbs 5.30. Xiaonan also deflects 58% of the significant strikes her opponents throw her way while Ricci thwarts 58% of the strikes thrown her way.

When it comes to grappling, Yan Xiaonan is the lesser skilled wrestler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 1.00 times per 15 min. Xiaonan is finishing her takedown attempts on 73% of her tries and stopping 62% of all takedown attempts. Ricci is getting her opponent to the mat on 38% of the takedowns she tries and stopping 81% of the attempts against her. When it comes to subbing the opposition, Xiaonan is the more able fighter by trying 0.8 subs per 3 rds while Ricci goes for 0.1 subs per 3 rounds.

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In her previous fight, Yan Xiaonan went up against Zhang Weili and wound up walking away in defeat via unanimous decision in round 5. Weili ended up landing 256 of 327 total strikes that she let go in that contest. Xiaonan finished this fight landing 73 of 116 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Weili ended up landing 106 of 157, which gave her a percentage of 67%. She ended up landing 84 of 119 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Xiaonan landed 50% of her significant strikes by connecting on 43 of 85. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she landed 21 of 60 pointed at the head. 32% of the significant strikes connected on by Weili and 55% of them landed by Xiaonan were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Tabatha Ricci, she battled Angela Hill and wound up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Hill landed 78% of the significant strikes she took from distance and Ricci ended up connecting on 87% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Ricci landed 42% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 101 of 239. She landed 82 of 215 significant strikes to the head. Hill ended up connecting on 112 of 216 significant strikes in that contest. Of all the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 66 of 152 directed at the head. When discussing total strikes thrown, Hill ended up connecting on 140 of 245 while Ricci ended up connecting on 140 of 280 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Wang Cong meets Gabriella Fernandes. Cong walks into the cage holding a mark of 6-0-0. The 32-year-old is weighing in at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The southpaw fighter reaches 66". Fernandes stands 5'6" and steps on the scale at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout with a record of 9-3-0. The 31-year-old stretches 66". Regarding grappling, Wang Cong is able to score a takedown 3.66 times per 15 min and Gabriella Fernandes is able to score a takedown 0.67 times per 3 rds. Regarding striking, Cong is connecting on 7.07 strikes per minute and is landing 59% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Gabriella Fernandes, who is landing 49% of the strikes she attempts and lands 3.73 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Feng Xiaocan is set to encounter Shi Ming. Ming will be looking to add a victory to her career total of 16-5-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 115 lbs and measures 5'2". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 60". Xiaocan measures in at 5'7" and will fight at 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage holding a mark of 10-2-0. The 22-year-old extends her reach 66". In terms of wrestling, Shi Ming is able to thwart 58% of the takedowns her opponents try and is getting her opponent to the mat on 15% of her tries. Xiaocan is finishing her takedown tries on 85% of the attempts she tries and thwarts 70% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. With reference to striking, Ming takes 2.80 strikes/min and she is dealing 3.73 strikes/minute. Xiaocan, in contrast, absorbs 1.11 strikes per min and is landing 6.04 per min.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yan Xiaonan (-205)

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