Joanne Calderwood is favored against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan on Saturday, August 1 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Calderwood is 14-4 in her career, while Maia is 17-6-1 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan, with the headliner a bout between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Calderwood and Maia and UFC picks.
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Joanne Calderwood (14-4, 6-4 UFC)
Calderwood came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and she has six wins and four losses in the UFC. She defeated Seohee Ham by unanimous decision, Cortney Casey by unanimous decision, Valérie Létourneau by TKO, Kalindra Faria by triangle armbar submission, Ariane Lipski by unanimous decision, and Andrea Lee by split decision; while losing to Maryna Moroz by armbar submission, Jessica Andrade by guillotine choke submission, Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision, and Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision. Calderwood has been a pro since 2012 and she has five wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has four first round finishes.
Calderwood said this to mmajunkie.usuatoday.com about her upcoming fight, “With this sport you’ve got to be ready for anything. I got word that Valentina pushed the date of her return back again and I made the decision to take a fight. God is good, the next day I got offered this one (against Maia), super excited because I was ready and I am still ready. We all take risks and the risk (of) waiting until the end of the year or whenever the champ does decide to come back, is one I don’t want to take. I’m a peacock; you got to let me fly!”
Jennifer Maia (17-6-1, 2-2 UFC)
Maia came into the UFC with a record of 15-4-1 and she has two wins and two losses in the UFC. She defeated Alexis Davis by unanimous decision and Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision; while losing to Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision and Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision. Maia has been a pro since 2009 and she has three wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. She has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Calderwood 6.19/ Maia 4.05
Striking Accuracy: Calderwood 47% / Maia 38%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Calderwood 4.31/ Maia 3.78
Defense: Calderwood 53% / Maia 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Calderwood 1.85/ Maia 0.25
Takedown Accuracy: Calderwood 56% / Maia 50%
Takedowns defended: Calderwood 55% / Maia 75%
Submission average: Calderwood 0.5/ Maia 0.0
UFC Picks
This could be one of the best fights to watch on Saturday night and one of the most competitive. Calderwood has more experience in the UFC and is listed as a favorite by the oddmakers and I lean her way as well. I will back Calderwood in this bout and also play the rounds to go over the total.
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Card & Odds
Middleweight - Derek Brunson +262 vs. Edmen Shahbazyan -330
Middleweight - Eric Spicely +162 vs. Markus Perez -196
Welterweight - Randy Brown +154 vs. Vicente Luque -186
Bantamweight - Frankie Saenz +203 vs. Jonathan Martinez -250
Bantamweight - Nathan Maness +186 vs. Ray Borg -228
Women’s flyweight - Jennifer Maia +136 vs. Joanne Calderwood -165
Middleweight - Teving Giles +172 vs. Kevin Holland -208
Lightweight - Bobby Green +120 vs. Lando Vannata -144
Midddleweight - Ed Herman +150 vs. Gerald Meerschaert -181
Featherweight - Jamall Emmers +134 vs. Timur Valiev -162
Bantamweight - Cody Durden +263 vs. Chris Gutierrez -332
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