Claudia Gadelha goes up against Alexa Grasso at UFC 246 on Saturday, January 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Gadelha is 17-4 in her career, while Grasso is 11-3 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 246, with the headliner a bout between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card, with four on ESPN and four on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Gadelha and Grasso and UFC picks.
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Claudia Gadelha (17-4, 6-4 UFC)
Gadelha came into the UFC with a record of 11-0 and she has six wins and four losses in the UFC. She defeated Tina Lähdemäki by unanimous decision, Jessica Aguilar by unanimous decision, Cortney Casey by unanimous decision, Karolina Kowalkiewicz by rear-naked choke submission, Carla Esparza by split decision, and Randa Markos by unanimous decision; while losing to Joanna Jedrzejczyk twice, once by split decision and once by unanimous decision, Jéssica Andrade by unanimous decision, and Nina Ansaroff by unanimous decision. Gadelha has been a pro since 2008 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. She has eight first round finishes.
Alexa Grasso (11-3, 3-3 UFC)
Grasso came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and she has three wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Heather Jo Clark by unanimous decision, Randa Markos by split decision, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision; while losing to Felice Herrig by unanimous decision, Tatiana Suarez by rear-naked choke submission, and Carla Esparza by majority decision. Grasso has been a pro since 2012 and she has four wins by TKO/KO. She has four first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Gadelha 3.17 / Grasso 5.25
Striking Accuracy: Gadelha 42% / Grasso 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Gadelha 4.38/ Grasso 3.61
Defense: Gadelha 58% / Grasso 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Gadelha 3.34/ Grasso 0.19
Takedown Accuracy: Gadelha 47% / Grasso 33%
Takedowns defended: Gadelha 58% / Grasso 63%
Submission average: Gadelha 0.0 / Grasso 0.6
UFC Picks
Oddmakers don’t know who to favor in this matchup and both of them have struggled in the UFC lately. Before coming into the UFC, they were both undefeated in their careers but since coming into the UFC they have been up and down. Since this looks to be a very competitive fight I am going to avoid picking a side and instead look at the total. Neither of these two has shown a great ability to finish, so I will take this fight to end in a decision and have the rounds go over the total.
UFC 246 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, January 18, with five fights on the main pay-per-view card, headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone and eight preliminary bouts, with four on ESPN and four on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Welterweight - Conor McGregor -320 vs. Donald Cerrone
Women's Bantamweight - Holly Holm -133 vs. Raquel Pennington
Heavyweight - Maurice Greene -133 vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Women's Strawweight - Cláudia Gadelha -115 vs. Alexa Grasso
Lightweight - Carlos Diego Ferreira -265 vs. Anthony Pettis
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Women's Flyweight - Maycee Barber -1000 vs. Roxanne Modafferi
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -134 vs. Andre Fili
Lightweight - Nasrat Haqparast -330 vs. Drew Dober
Featherweight - Grant Dawson -270 vs. Chas Skelly
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight - Aleksa Camur -125 vs. Justin Ledet
Flyweight - Askar Askarov -135 vs. Tim Elliott
Bantamweight - Ode Osbourne -145 vs. Brian Kelleher
Women's Flyweight - Sabina Mazo -115 vs. JJ Aldrich
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