Angela Hill is favored against Hannah Cifers at UFC Fight Night 166 on Saturday, January 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Cifers is 10-3 in her career, while Hill is 10-7 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 166 with the headliner a bout between Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Cifers and Hill and UFC predictions.
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Hannah Cifers (10-3, 2-1 UFC)
Cifers came into the UFC with a record of 8-2 and she has two wins and one loss in the UFC. She defeated Polyana Viana by split decision and Jodie Esquibel by unanimous decision; while losing to Maycee Barber by TKO. Cifers has been a pro since 2013 and she has five wins by TKO/KO. She has four first round finishes.
Angela Hill (10-7, 5-7 UFC)
Hill came into the UFC with a record of 1-0 and she has five wins and seven losses in the UFC. In her last five fights, she has two wins and three losses. She defeated Jodie Esquibel by unanimous decision and Ariane Carnelossi by TKO; while losing to Cortney Casey by split decision, Randa Markos by armbar submission, and Yan Xiaonan by unanimous decision. Hill has been a pro since 2014 and she has four wins by TKO/KO. She has one first round finish.
Hill said this to ufc.com about her upcoming fight against Cifers, “She looks like she hits hard, but she kind of wings her punches. I feel like I have the speed advantage. She’s fought some tough fights, so I don’t think she’s going to quit right away, but I definitely think I can get her there. I’m going to put the pressure on her, put the volume on her, use my speed to my advantage and hit her before she hits me.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Cifers 4.81 / Hill 5.88
Striking Accuracy: Cifers 45% / Hill 50%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Cifers 5.08/ Hill 5.30
Defense: Cifers 53% / Hill 65%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Cifers 0.41/ Hill 0.39
Takedown Accuracy: Cifers 100% / Hill 36%
Takedowns defended: Cifers 69% / Hill 73%
Submission average: Cifers 0.4 / Hill 0.1
UFC Predictions
Oddmakers have Hill as a -170 favorite which is probably too high considering she has won just two of her last five fights. It is also hard to get excited about taking Cifers, as she has limited experience in the UFC, so I am going to avoid picking a side and instead look at the total. Neither of these fighters have much power or finishing ability, so I will take the rounds to go over the total.
UFC Fight Night 166 takes place at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday, January 25, with five fights on the main card on ESPN+, headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos and seven preliminary bouts, all on ESPN+.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight - Curtis Blaydes -245 vs. Junior dos Santos
Welterweight - Rafael dos Anjos -265 vs. Michael Chiesa
Flyweight - Alex Perez -245 vs. Jordan Espinosa
Women's Strawweight - Angela Hill -170 vs. Hannah Cifers
Light Heavyweight - Jamahal Hill -140 vs. Darko Stošic
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight - Bevon Lewis -425 vs. Dequan Townsend
Featherweight - Arnold Allen -280 vs. Nik Lentz
Women's Flyweight - Lucie Pudilová -165 vs. Justine Kish
Bantamweight - Montel Jackson -575 vs. Felipe Colares
Women's Bantamweight - Sara McMann -150 vs. Lina Länsberg
Bantamweight - Tony Gravely -125 vs. Brett Johns
Featherweight - Nate Landwehr -125 vs. Herbert Burns
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