Angela Hill is favored over Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night 135 on Saturday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. This event is one of six on the main card on FS1. Casey is 7-6 in her career, while Hill is 8-4 in her career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Justin Gaethje and James Vick. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Casey and Hill and UFC picks.
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Cortney Casey (7-6, 3-5 UFC)
Casey came into the UFC with a record of 4-1 and she has three wins and five losses in the UFC. In her last four UFC fights, she has one win and three losses. She defeated Jessica Aguilar by unanimous decision while losing to Cláudia Gadelha by unanimous decision, Felice Herrig by split decision, and Michelle Waterson by split decision. Casey has been a pro since 2013 and has three wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. She has six first round finishes.
Casey said this to cagesidepress.com about her upcoming fight against Hill, “We definitely think she’s going to push the pace, she going to dance around a lot. She kind of has that Dominick Cruz kind of style, she does come from Alliance. You know she likes to get in and get out. She kind of likes to point you a little bit. She’s real heavy on her kickboxing and stuff like that. We both like to stand and bang, and I’m just ready to put on a good show for everyone.”
Angela Hill (8-4, 3-4 UFC)
Hill came into the UFC with a record of 1-0 and she has three wins and four losses in the UFC. In her last four UFC fights, she has two wins and two losses. She defeated Ashley Yoder by unanimous decision and Maryna Moroz by unanimous decision while losing to Jéssica Andrade by unanimous decision and Nina Ansaroff by unanimous decision. Hill has been a pro since 2014 and has three wins by TKO/KO. She has one first round finish.
Hill said this to ufc.com about her upcoming fight against Casey, “Cortney has fought stiffer competition and she’s kind of in the same boat as I am where she hasn’t performed as well against that stiffer competition. It’s kind of the same thing that I was dealing with when I got back to the UFC. I know people think it’s a tougher fight for me, but I think it’s about the same level of toughness. It’s a good step because, like I said, you always want to be fighting someone who is ranked above you and is going to get you a step closer to that title shot. It’s going to be a good one.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Casey 4.39 / Hill 5.42
Accuracy: Casey 39% / Hill 50%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Casey 4.10/ Hill 5.07
Defense: Casey 54% / Hill 62%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Casey 0.31 / Hill 0.32
Accuracy: Casey 50% / Hill 50%
Takedowns defended: Casey 25% / Hill 72%
Submission average: Casey 0.6 / Hill 0.0
UFC Picks
This fight looks like a toss-up. I lean a little bit towards Hill, but I think playing the rounds to go over the total is a better choice, as neither fighter is known as a finisher.
UFC Fight Night 135 takes place on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. The main card has six fights on FS1, featuring Justin Gaethje taking on James Vick. There are seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Lightweight – James Vick -160 vs. Justin Gaethje
Featherweight – Michael Johnson -145 vs. Andre Fili
Women’s Strawweight – Angela Hill -135 vs. Cortney Casey
Welterweight - Bryan Barberena -525 vs. Jake Ellenberger
Flyweight - Deiveson Figueiredo -160 vs. John Moraga
Middleweight – Eryk Anders -1000 vs. Tim Williams
Preliminary Card (FS2)
Welterweight - Warlley Alves -390 vs. James Krause
Bantamweight - Cory Sandhagen -260 vs. Iuri Alcântara
Middleweight – Andrew Sanchez -125 vs. Markus Perez
Welterweight – Mickey Gall -335 vs. George Sullivan
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight – Joanne Calderwood -170 vs. Kalindra Faria
Lightweight – Drew Dober -200 vs. Jon Tuck
Bantamweight – Rani Yahya – 120 vs. Luke Sanders
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