Joanne Calderwood is slightly favored against Jessica Eye at UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 on Saturday, January 23 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Eye is 15-8 in her career, while Calderwood is 14-5 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card on UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2, with the headliner a bout between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on ESPN/ESPN+ and three on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass. Let's look at the bout between Eye and Calderwood and UFC picks.
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Jessica Eye (15-8, 5-7 UFC)
Eye came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and she has five wins and seven losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has four wins and two losses. She defeated Kalindra Faria by split decision, Jessica-Rose Clark by unanimous decision, Katlyn Chookagian by split decision, and Viviane Araújo by unanimous decision; while losing to Valentina Shevchenko by KO and Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision. Eye has been a pro since 2010 and she has three wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has two first round finishes.
Joanne Calderwood (14-5, 6-5 UFC)
Calderwood came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and she has six wins and five losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has three wins and three losses. She defeated Kalindra Faria by triangle armbar submission, Ariane Lipski by unanimous decision, and Andrea Lee by split decision; while losing to Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision, Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision, and Jennifer Maia by armbar submission. Calderwood has been a pro since 2012 and she has five wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has four first round finishes.
Calderwood said this to bjpenn.com about her upcoming fight against Eye, "It's going to make the fight even better because I know she doesn't like me and I don't like her, and I know a lot of people don't like her. So I'm just seeing it as I'm the lucky one who gets to punch her come fight night and get paid for it. There's so much violence and aggression in me that I just want to take out on her face. So I can see when I picture it I'm just on top of her and seeing lots of blood and just doing what I can to get that win and to make her bleed on the way to that win."
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Eye 3.65/ Calderwood 6.17
Striking Accuracy: Eye 36% / Calderwood 48%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Eye 3.54/ Calderwood 4.31
Defense: Eye 58% / Calderwood 52%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Eye 0.40/ Calderwood 1.90
Takedown Accuracy: Eye 45% / Calderwood 57%
Takedowns defended: Eye 56% / Calderwood 55%
Submission average: Eye 0.6/ Calderwood 0.5
UFC Picks
I have not been impressed with Eye lately, but Calderwood isn't anything special. I lean to Calderwood a little bit, but this is not a fight I want to step out on. I am going for value in this fight and take a shot at the rounds. The rounds are listed at 2.5 and the under is +258. Eye has been weak lately in terms of her cardio and we know that Calderwood is going to press her right from the start. I will take a shot at the under on the rounds prop at nice plus money.
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor II Card & Odds
Lightweight - Dustin Poirier +261 vs. Conor McGregor -329
Lightweight - Nasrat Haqparast +218 vs. Arman Tsarukyan -269
Women's Featherweight - Marina Rodriguez +257 vs. Amanda Ribas -323
Women's Flyweight - Jessica Eye -107 vs. Joanne Calderwood -117
Light Heavyweight - Marcin Prachnio +267 vs. Khalil Rountree -337
Middleweight - Antonio Carlos Junior +113 vs. Brad Tavares -137
Lightweight - Matt Frevola +136 vs. Ottman Azaitar -164
Flyweight - Amir Albazi -102 vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov -122
Middleweight - Andrew Sanchez +116 vs. Makhmud Muradov -142
Women's Bantamweight - Julianna Pena +103 vs. Sara McMann -127
Lightweight - Michael Chandler -109 vs. Dan Hooker -115
Catchweight - Nik Lentz +354 vs. Movsar Evloev -468
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