Livia Renata Souza is favored against Ashley Yoder at UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 on Saturday, August 15 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of four fights on the ESPN portion of the preliminary card. Souza is 13-2 in her career, while Yoder is 7-5 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card on UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3, with the headliner a bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Souza and Yoder and UFC predictions.
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Livia Renata Souza (13-2, 2-1 UFC)
Souza came into the UFC with a record of 11-1 and she has two wins and one loss in the UFC. She defeated Alex Chambers by guillotine choke submission and Sarah Frota by split decision; while losing to Brianna Van Buren by unanimous decision. Souza has been a pro since 2013 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. She has eight first round finishes.
Ashley Yoder (7-5, 2-4 UFC)
Yoder came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and she has two wins and four losses in the UFC. She defeated Amanda Cooper by split decision and Syuri Kondo by unanimous decision; while losing to Justine Kish by unanimous decision, Angela Hill by unanimous decision, Mackenzie Dern by split decision, and Randa Markos by split decision. Yoder has been a pro since 2014 and she has four wins by submission. She has three first round finishes.
Yoder said this to myvalleynews.com about her upcoming fight, “I mentally feel better than I ever have. I have grown so much since my last fight, and I am really ready to put on my best performance to date.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Souza 1.79/ Yoder 3.10
Striking Accuracy: Souza 37% / Yoder 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Souza 3.45/ Yoder 3.56
Defense: Souza 62% / Yoder 49%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Souza 3.35/ Yoder 1.33
Takedown Accuracy: Souza 50% / Yoder 38%
Takedowns defended: Souza 25% / Yoder 66%
Submission average: Souza 1.9/ Yoder 0.5
UFC Picks
Oddmakers have Souza listed as a favorite in this fight, but I haven’t been that impressed with what I have seen out of her. She is 2-1 in the UFC, but how much credit do you get for wins over Chambers and Frota? Yoder is just 2-4 in the UFC, but she has faced better competition and two of her losses, to Dern and Markos, were by split decisions. I lean toward taking the plus money on Yoder and I will also take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 takes place at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, August 15 with five fights on the main pay-per-view card headlined by Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier and seven preliminary bouts with four ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier 3 Card & Odds
Heavyweight Championship- Stipe Miocic -107 vs. Daniel Cormier -117
Heavyweight- Junior Dos Santos +113 vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik -137
Bantamweight- Marlon Vera +254 vs. Sean O’Malley -322
Flyweight- Jon Dodson +188 vs. Merab Dvalishvili -230
Women’s Strawweight- Ashley Yoder +133 vs. Livia Souza -160
Women’s Strawweight- Felice Herrig +249 vs. Virna Jandiroba -313
Featherweight- Daniel Pineda +230 vs. Herbert Burns -288
Lightweight- Jim Miller +103 vs. Vinc Pichel -127
Featherweight - Danny Chavez +123 vs. TJ Brown -147
Heavyweight- Chris Daukaus +103 vs. Parker Porter -127
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