UFC Fight Night 205 - Joanne Wood vs. Alexa Grasso Odds

Alexa Grasso is favored against Joanne Wood at UFC Fight Night 205 on Saturday, March 26 in Columbus, Ohio. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN+. Wood is 15-7 in her career, while Grasso is 13-3 in her career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 205. Let’s look at the bout between Wood and Grasso and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night 205 takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 26 with 13 fights, all on ESPN+.

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Joanne Wood (15-7, 7-7 UFC)

Wood came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and she has seven wins and seven losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has two wins and four losses. She defeated Andrea Lee by split decision and Jessica Eye by unanimous decision; while losing to Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision, Jennifer Maia by armbar submission, Lauren Murphy by split decision, and Taila Santos by rear-naked choke submission. Wood has been a pro since 2012 and she has five wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has four first round finishes.

Alexa Grasso (13-3, 5-3 UFC)

Grasso came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and she has five wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Heather Jo Clark by unanimous decision, Randa Markos by split decision, Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision, Ji Yeon Kim by unanimous decision, and Maycee Barber 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 and nine by decision. She has four first round finishes.

Grasso said this to mmamania.com about her upcoming fight against Wood, “It has been tough. Sometimes things are out of our control, but I’m feeling great, I’m a committed athlete and I’ve been sharpening my game. I’m pretty excited for this fight because we’re both strikers and these fights are the ones I enjoy the most. My goals for 2022 are to win all my fights in a blunt way to meet all requirements to be in line for a title shot. I’m not the matchmaker, but I hope to be pretty close to it after this next fight!”

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Wood 6.71 / Grasso 4.96

Striking Accuracy: Wood 50% / Grasso 43%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Wood 4.55/ Grasso 3.61

Defense: Wood 52% / Grasso 64%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Wood 1.57 / Grasso 0.28

Takedown Accuracy: Wood 55% / Grasso 40%

Takedowns defended: Wood 63% / Grasso 60%

Submission average: Wood 0.4 / Grasso 0.6

UFC Picks

The first thing that sticks out to me in this fight is the price. Is Grasso really good enough to be listed as a 2-1 favorite over Wood? I don’t see that much of a difference between the two fighters. Wood has lost two straight and three of her last four fights, but her level of competition has been good. This should be a striking battle and it appears to be pretty even. I do lean slightly to Grasso, but I definitely think the value is on Wood at a price of almost 2-1. It is hard to see either of these two getting a finish in what should be a very even fight. I am not thrilled about laying more than 3-1 on the rounds to go over 2.5, but that is probably the best bet in this fight. Playing the fight to go to a decision is priced at just over 2-1 so that is a little bit better value, but I am never thrilled to be laying more than 2-1 in UFC betting. Taking a shot with Wood at the plus price and taking the fight to go to a decision look to be the best options in this bout.

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