Kay Hansen is favored against Cory McKenna at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos on Saturday, November 14 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. McKenna is 5-1 in her career, while Hansen is 7-3 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos, with the headliner a bout between Paul Felder and Rafael dos Anjos. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between McKenna and Hansen and UFC predictions.
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Cory McKenna (5-1, UFC debut)
McKenna will be making her UFC debut this Saturday. In her last fight, she defeated Crystal Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision on August 11, 2020. McKenna’s only loss in her career was against Micol DiSegni by split decision on September 29, 2018. McKenna has been a pro since 2018 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has two first round finishes.
McKenna said this to ufc.com about her upcoming fight against Hansen, “Experience wise it is pretty even due to me having such an extensive amateur career and I don't really regard age as a factor that comes into play. I truly believe that I am the hardest working athlete in the division and have left no stone unturned, so I think my mentality and work ethic will give me all the edge I need. I also have a very heavy grappling base in most of my fights, which I feel is often overlooked. I don't necessarily plan to take it to the ground, but I am certainly not shy of it going there. The only pressure I feel is what I put on myself. Those accolades about my age and where I’m from and what I’m doing are awesome but my eyes are set on that championship title, so there's still a long road to go and it starts on Saturday.”
Kay Hansen (7-3, 1-0 UFC)
Hansen came into the UFC with a record of 6-3 and she has one win and no losses in the UFC. She defeated Jinh Yu Frey by armbar submission. Hansen’s last loss in her career was against Magdaléna Šormová by split decision on May 3, 2019. Hansen has been a pro since 2017 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. She has one first round finish.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: McKenna 3.13/ Hansen 2.49
Striking Accuracy: McKenna 49% / Hansen 56%
Strikes absorbed per minute: McKenna 1.60/ Hansen 2.09
Defense: McKenna 58% / Hansen 43%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: McKenna 1.00/ Hansen 2.41
Takedown Accuracy: McKenna 100% / Hansen 18%
Takedowns defended: McKenna 100% / Hansen 0%
Submission average: McKenna 0.0/ Hansen 1.2
UFC Picks
We don’t know a ton about McKenna since this will be her UFC debut, but we don’t know much more about Hansen, as this is just her second UFC fight. What we do know is that Hansen wants to find a way to get this to the mat and get a submission. I don’t know that McKenna is going to oblige, and even if the fight does go to the mat, I am not sure Hansen has much of an edge. This is a tough one to call. There is probably a little value on McKenna, but I think the better choice is to take the rounds over the total.
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Card & Odds
Lightweight - Paul Felder +162 vs. Rafael Dos Anjos -196
Welterweight - Khaos Williams +191 vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan -235
Bantamweight - Jose Alberto Quinonez +103 vs. Louis Smolka -127
Women’s Strawweight - Cory McKenna +184 vs. Kay Hansen -225
Women’s Strawweight - Ashley Yoder +108 vs. Miranda Granger -132
Middleweight - Saparbek Safarov +228 vs. Julian Marquez -284
Middleweight - Antonio Arroyo +134 vs. Eryk Anders -162
Heavyweight - Roque Martinez +191 vs. Don’Tale Mayes -235
Welterweight - Rhys McKee +158 vs. Alex Morono -191
Bantamweight - Geraldo de Freitas +138 vs. Tony Gravely -166
Women's Strawweight - Randa Markos +154 vs. Kanako Murata -186
Catchweight - Sean Strickland -109 vs. Brendan Allen -115
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