Angela Hill is slightly favored against Michelle Waterson at UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill on Saturday, September 12 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Waterson is 17-8 in her career, while Hill is 12-8 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill, with the headliner a bout between Waterson and Hill. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Waterson and Hill and UFC predictions.
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Michelle Waterson (17-8, 5-4 UFC)
Waterson came into the UFC with a record of 12-4 and she has five wins and four losses in the UFC. She defeated Angela Magaña by rear-naked choke submission, Paige VanZant by technical submission, Cortney Casey by split decision, Felice Herrig by unanimous decision, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision; while losing to Rose Namajunas by rear-naked choke submission, Tecia Torres by unanimous decision, Joanna Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision, and Carla Esparza by split decision. Waterson has been a pro since 2007 and she has three wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. She has eight first round finishes.
Angela Hill (12-8, 7-8 UFC)
Hill came into the UFC with a record of 1-0 and she has seven wins and eight losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has four wins and two losses. She defeated Jodie Esquibel by unanimous decision, Ariane Carnelossi by TKO, Hannah Cifers by TKO, and Loma Lookboonmee by unanimous decision; while losing to Yan Xiaonan by unanimous decision and Cláudia Gadelha by split decision. Hill has been a pro since 2014 and she has five wins by TKO/KO. She has one first round finish.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Waterson 3.31/ Hill 5.76
Striking Accuracy: Waterson 52% / Hill 49%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Waterson 3.79/ Hill 5.17
Defense: Waterson 48% / Hill 64%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Waterson 1.68/ Hill 0.47
Takedown Accuracy: Waterson 50% / Hill 37%
Takedowns defended: Waterson 67% / Hill 72%
Submission average: Waterson 1.1/ Hill 0.2
UFC Predictions
The UFC definitely wants to keep putting on events and even with the loss of Santos vs. Teixeira they are going with Waterson and Hill as the main event this week. This would never be a main event in normal times, but these are not normal times. Both fighters are about average in terms of the UFC, so at least this fight should be competitive. Waterson is looking to snap a two-fight losing streak while Hill is coming off a tough split decision loss to Claudia Gadelha. This fight is a total toss-up, so I will avoid a side and look at the total. Neither of these two has that much power, so if Hill can avoid getting caught in a bad position on the mat this one should go the distance. I will go over the rounds total.
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill takes place at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, September 12 with five fights on the main card on ESPN+, headlined by Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill and eight preliminary bouts on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Card & Odds
Women’s Strawweight: Michelle Waterson +103 vs. Angela Hill -127
Lightweight: Khama Worthy -132 vs. Ottman Azaitar +108
Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi +247 vs. Andrea Lee -310
Flyweight: Tysan Nam -117 vs. Matt Schnell -107
Lightweight: Brok Weaver +184 vs. Frank Camacho -225
Featherweight: Kyle Nelson +204 vs. Billy Quarantillo -251
Welterweight: Anthony Ivy +208 vs. Bryan Barberena -255
Lightweight: Roosevelt Roberts -118 vs. Matt Frevola -106
Women’s Flyweight: Justine Kish +200 vs. Sabina Mazo -245
Light Heavyweight: Ed Herman +200 vs. Mike Rodriguez -245
Women’s Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks +235 vs. Julia Avila -293
Lightweight: Alan Patrick +213 vs. Bobby Green -264
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