Erin Blanchfield is favored against Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on Saturday, March 30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN and ESPN+. Blanchfield is 12-1 in her career, while Fiorot is 11-1 in her career. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot. Let’s look at the bout between Blanchfield and Fiorot and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot takes place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, March 30 with 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Betting
Erin Blanchfield (12-1, 6-0 UFC)
Blanchfield came into the UFC with a record of 6-1 and she has six wins and no losses in the UFC. She defeated Sarah Alpar by unanimous decision, Miranda Maverick by unanimous decision, JJ Aldrich by guillotine choke submission, Molly McCann by kimura submission, Jessica Andrade by rear-naked choke submission, and Taila Santos by unanimous decision. Blanchfield’s only loss in her career was against Tracy Cortez by split decision in February of 2019. Blanchfield has been a pro since 2018 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. She has three first round finishes.
Blanchfield said this to supersport.com about her upcoming fight against Fiorot, “I feel like I’ve had a couple No 1 contender fights now. But you know I’m still pretty young and gained valuable experience in those fights. … Whether it’s an interim or not, I’ll beat (Fiorot), and then I should definitely get a title (shot) next,”
Manon Fiorot (11-1, 6-0 UFC)
Fiorot came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and she has six wins and no losses in the UFC. She defeated Victoria Leonardo by TKO, Tabatha Ricci by TKO, Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision, Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision, Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision, and Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision. Fiorot’s only loss in her career was against Leah McCourt by split decision in June of 2018. Fiorot has been a pro since 2018 and she has six wins by TKO/KO and five by decision. She has one first round finish.
Fellow MMA and UFC fighter Rose Namajunas said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about the upcoming fight between Blanchfield and Fiorot, “I’m kind of leaning towards Erin. I wouldn’t be surprised if Manon finds a way to win. She’s very good, and she’s a very interesting matchup for Erin, but I just feel like the pace Erin puts out, she impressed me with that. Her tenacity and she also really knows how to find ways to win. I just think with our fight with Manon, she was kind of fading away at the end, and I think Erin is going to keep growing. I believe its five rounds so, she’ll probably account for that. But I’m leaning towards Erin in this one.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Blanchfield 5.58 /Fiorot 6.05
Striking Accuracy: Blanchfield 52% /Fiorot 39%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Blanchfield 3.32/Fiorot 3.31
Defense: Blanchfield 62% /Fiorot 69%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Blanchfield 2.86/Fiorot 1.36
Takedown Accuracy: Blanchfield 36%/Fiorot 46%
Takedowns defended: Blanchfield 83%/Fiorot 91%
Submission average: Blanchfield 1.2/Fiorot 0.0
UFC Picks
The big question that will likely decide this fight is whether or not Blanchfield can get Fiorot to the mat. Blanchfield will be trying throughout this fight to get takedowns, but Fiorot has been really good in her career with takedown defense at over 90%. The UFC odds on this fight have Blanchfield listed as a 2-1 favorite. Those odds seem a little high considering how good Fiorot has been. There could be some value in taking Fiorot at plus money. The rounds are listed at 4.5 with the over a slight favorite. I would be surprised if we see a lot of domination one way or the other, as Blanchfield will be careful to avoid getting into a striking battle, while Fiorot will be trying to avoid takedowns. I think this will be a fight full of defense, so I will take the rounds to go over the total.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 03/30 | Manon Fiorot | +158 |
| Erin Blanchfield | -200 |
| 03/30 | Joaquin Buckley | -109 |
| Vicente Luque | -121 |
| 03/30 | Bruno Silva | -285 |
| Chris Weidman | +218 |
| 03/30 | Sedriques Dumas | +211 |
| Nursulton Ruziboev | -275 |
| 03/30 | Loopy Godinez | -220 |
| Virna Jandiroba | +172 |
| 03/30 | Jacob Malkoun | -235 |
| Andre Petroski | +183 |
| 03/30 | Jamall Emmers | -220 |
| Nate Landwehr | +172 |
| 03/30 | Kyle Nelson | +176 |
| Bill Algeo | -225 |
| 03/30 | Herbert Burns | +337 |
| Julio Arce | -475 |
| 03/30 | Dennis Buzukja | -130 |
| Connor Matthews | +100 |
| 03/30 | Melissa Gatto | -165 |
| Victoria Dudakova | +131 |
| 03/30 | Angel Pacheco | +261 |
| Caolan Loughran | -350 |
| 03/30 | Rhys McKee | +116 |
| Chidi Njokuani | -146 |
| 03/30 | Anton Turkalj | -102 |
| Ibo Aslan | -128 |
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