Tatiana Suarez is heavily favored against Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font on Saturday, August 5 in Nashville, Tennessee. This event is one of 12 fights on ESPN/ ESPN+. Andrade is 24-11 in her career, while Suarez is 9-0 in her career. There are a total of 12 fights, all on ESPN/ ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font. Let’s look at the bout between Andrade and Suarez and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font takes place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, August 5 with 12 fights, all on ESPN/ ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font Betting
Jessica Andrade (24-11, 15-9 UFC)
Andrade came into the UFC with a record of 9-2 and she has 15 wins and nine losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has three wins and three losses. She defeated Cynthia Calvillo by TKO, Amanda Lemos by arm-triangle choke submission, and Lauren Murphy by unanimous decision; while losing to Valentina Shevchenko by TKO, Erin Blanchfield by rear-naked choke submission, and Yan Xiaonan by KO. Andrade has been a pro since 2011 and she has nine wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. She has 11 first round finishes.
Tatiana Suarez (9-0, 6-0 UFC)
Suarez came into the UFC with a record of 3-0 and she has six wins and no losses in the UFC. She defeated Amanda Cooper by D’Arce choke submission, Viviane Pereira by unanimous decision, Alexa Grasso by rear-naked choke submission, Carla Esparza by TKO, Nina Ansaroff by unanimous decision, and Montana De La Rosa by guillotine choke submission. Suarez has been a pro since 2014 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. She has three first round finishes. Suarez said this to mmafighting.com about her upcoming fight against Andrade, “I just know that I’m just excited for the fight, because it’s a great fight in terms of she’s a former world champion. She’s beat a lot of great girls. So I’m looking forward to the competition.”
Suarez also said this to middleeasy.com about her upcoming fight against Andrade, “I was really thinking about this because of the position that I’m in, but I just don’t really understand the division right now. Because Yan (Xionan) came back with a big win over (Jessica) Andrade, so I don’t know where that puts me. Does that mean me and Yan will fight? You know what I mean? I don’t know what that means. Or does Yan already have the shot (at the strawweight title), and she’s just waiting for (Amanda) Lemos and Zhang (Weili) to fight, and I’m going to fight somebody else? I’m not exactly sure what they’re going to have me do, but I just know that I’m excited for the fight. Because it’s a great fight in terms of she’s a former world champion. She’s beaten a lot of great girls, so I’m looking forward to the competition.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Andrade 6.82 /Suarez 4.35
Striking Accuracy: Andrade 50% /Suarez 66%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Andrade 5.40/Suarez 1.34
Defense: Andrade 54% /Suarez 49%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Andrade 2.61 /Suarez 6.12
Takedown Accuracy: Andrade 54% /Suarez 58%
Takedowns defended: Andrade 73% /Suarez 100%
Submission average: Andrade 0.4 /Suarez 0.8
UFC Picks
The first thing that jumps out at me in this fight is the price. Is Suarez really good enough to be a 4-1 favorite over Andrade? I know Suarez is unbeaten but she has only fought nine times and just six times in the UFC. I am not laying 4-1 on anyone, but I am not confident enough in Andrade to take her at the big price. The rounds might be worth a look as both Andrade and Suarez are capable of finishing. This fight has the looks of one that may end up on the mat and that could mean a finish one way or the other. I’ll go under the rounds in this fight between Andrade and Suarez.
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 8/05 |
Rob Font |
+231 |
| Cory Sandhagen |
-305 |
| 8/05 |
Jessica Andrade |
+289 |
| Tatiana Suarez |
-395 |
| 8/05 |
Dustin Jacoby |
+124 |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu |
-155 |
| 8/05 |
Aleksa Camur |
+140 |
| Tanner Boser |
-176 |
| 8/05 |
Gavin Tucker |
+120 |
| Diego Lopes |
-150 |
| 8/05 |
Ludovit Klein |
+168 |
| Ignacio Bahamondes |
-215 |
| 8/05 |
Damon Jackson |
+138 |
| Billy Quarantillo |
-174 |
| 8/05 |
Carlston Harris |
+127 |
| Jeremiah Wells |
-160 |
| 8/05 |
Cody Durden |
+135 |
| Jake Hadley |
-170 |
| 8/05 |
Asu Almabaev |
-175 |
| Ode Osbourne |
+139 |
| 8/05 |
Raoni Barcelos |
+168 |
| Kyler Phillips |
-215 |
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