Molly McCann vs Alexia Thainara Pick, 03/22/2025 Predictions UFC London Odds

Molly McCann vs Alexia Thainara

UFC London

O2 Arena in London

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Molly McCann will enter the Octagon with Alexia Thainara at UFC London on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The opening line has McCann priced at +150 while Thainara is coming in at -180.

Molly "Meatball" McCann comes into this fight holding a mark of 14-7-0. The 34-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and stands 5'4". The orthodox fighter stretches 62". Alexia "Burguesinha" Thainara measures 5'4" and is weighing in at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the cage holding a record of 11-1-0. The 29-year-old reaches 67". In terms of significant strikes, Molly McCann connects on 5.39 per minute and Alexia Thainara is landing 6.73 significant strikes per min. McCann is landing 49% of the significant strikes she tries while Thainara connects on 39%. Regarding defending in the cage, "Meatball" absorbs 4.72 significant strikes per min and "Burguesinha" takes 3.07. McCann also stops 62% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her and Thainara is able to defend against 71% of the shots thrown.

In the grappling category, Molly McCann is the lesser skilled grappler as she takes her opponents to the mat 1.84 times per 3 rounds. McCann is scoring a takedown on 36% of the times she tries and stuffing 39% of the takedowns her opponents try. Thainara is taking her opponents to the canvas on 85% of her takedown tries and stuffing 15% of all takedowns attempted on her. In terms of submission attempts, McCann is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by going for 0.5 submissions per 15 min while Thainara goes for 1.0 submission per 15 minutes.

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In her previous fight, Molly McCann squared up with Bruna Brasil and ended up taking the loss by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Brasil landed 63 of 99 total strikes that she threw in that fight. McCann finished this fight landing 57 of 84 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Brasil ended up landing 44 of 74, which gave her a rate of 59%. She finished the fight landing 20 of 46 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, McCann landed 57% of her significant strikes by connecting on 32 of 56. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she was 19 of 38 pointed at the head. 72% of the significant strikes connected on by Brasil and 87% of them landed by McCann were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Alexia Thainara, she squared up with Rose Conceicao and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Conceicao ended up landing 95% of the significant strikes she took from distance while Thainara landed 93% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Thainara connected on 39% of her significant strikes attempted by landing 101 of 254. She landed 45 of 145 significant strikes aimed at the head. Conceicao ended up landing 46 of 164 significant strikes in that contest. Out of those significant strikes, she landed 34 of 144 to the head. In terms of total strikes that she let go, Conceicao ended up connecting on 56 of 174 and Thainara connected on 111 of 266 of the strikes she threw in total.

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Another fight to keep an eye on is when Shauna Bannon squares up against Puja Tomar. Bannon steps into the cage holding a record of 6-1-0. The 31-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and measures 5'5". The switch fighter stretches 65". Tomar measures in at 5'4" and is weighing in at 115 lbs. The southpaw fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 9-4-0. The 31-year-old stretches 59". When it comes to grappling, Shauna Bannon gets a takedown 0.70 times per 3 rds and Puja Tomar takes her opponents to the canvas 0.30 times per 3 rds. In the striking category, Bannon lands an average of 4.37 strikes/min and connects on 41% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Puja Tomar, who lands 47% of the strikes she has attempted and lands 6.33 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Sean Brady is set to clash with Leon Edwards. Edwards walks into the cage with a mark of 22-4-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 170 lbs and measures 6'2". The southpaw fighter reaches 74". Brady stands 5'10" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 17-1-0. The 32-year-old reaches 72". Concerning wrestling, Leon Edwards is able to thwart 65% of the takedowns fighters have tried and is taking his opponents to the mat on 36% of his attempts. Brady is finishing his takedown tries on 52% of the tries he takes and is able to curb 85% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Edwards is taking 2.37 strikes/min and he is connecting on 2.68 strikes per minute. Brady, moreover, is taking 3.18 strikes/minute and is dealing 4.09 per minute.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Molly McCann (+150)

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