Yana Kunitskaya is favored against Julija Stoliarenkko at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik on Saturday, August 8 in Las Vegas Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN+. Kunitskaya is 12-5 in her career, while Stoliarenko is 9-3-2 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik, with the headliner a bout between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. There are also a total of nine fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+. Let's look at the bout between Kunitskaya and Stoliarenko and UFC picks.
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Yana Kunitskaya (12-5, 2-2 UFC)
Kunitskaya came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and she has two wins and two losses in the UFC. She defeated Lina Länsberg by unanimous decision and Marion Reneau by unanimous decision; while losing to Cris Cyborg by TKO and Aspen Ladd by TKO. Kunitskaya has been a pro since 2009 and she has seven wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has seven first round finishes.
Julija Stoliarenko (9-3-2, UFC debut)
Stoliarenko will be making her UFC debut this Saturday. In her last fight, she defeated Lisa Verzosa by split decision on March 6, 2020. Stoliarenko's last loss in her career was against Leah Letson by split decision on November 30, 2018. Stoliarrenko has been a pro since 2012 and she has eight wins by submission. She has eight first round finishes.
Stoliarenko said this to sportas.lt about her upcoming fight against Kunitskaya, “We kept in shape so I could fight at any time. This is not my best form, which is after full preparation, but I am satisfied, I know that there will be no problems with weight. I understand that Jana had a full-fledged camp. But I was expecting an invitation, so I'm ready too. Technically, we were preparing for a higher competitor all the time so everything coincided. I think everything is fine, I am ready both physically, technically and morally. I believe that I will not put shame on Lithuania. I feel the same emotionally as I did before my last fight to win the Invicta FC champion belt. I understand the importance of my struggle; I know it means my whole life. After all, I do not give myself a part of it, I give myself to it. I fully understand that this is my chance to finally do something more meaningful, to fulfill my dream. I will do my best to win this fight. I know I can win.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Kunitskaya 5.05/ Stoliarenko 3.80
Striking Accuracy: Kunitskaya 52% / Stoliarenko 36%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Kunitskaya 4.12/ Stoliarenko 4.87
Defense: Kunitskaya 49% / Stoliarenko 59%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Kunitskaya 2.39/ Stoliarenko 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Kunitskaya 53% / Stoliarenko 0%
Takedowns defended: Kunitskaya 20% / Stoliarenko 100%
Submission average: Kunitskaya 0.3/ Stoliarenko 1.0
UFC Picks
Stoliarenko is making her UFC debut this Saturday and if you have followed my picks and paid attention to the UFC odds when a fighter is making their debut you should know what to do in this one. When the oddsmakers favor the fighter making their debut they almost always win, but when they are listed as solid underdogs, they usually lose. Stoliarenko is making her debut and is listed as about a 2-1 underdog. I also didn't like what she had to say leading into this bout, as she said she didn't have the full prep time and she said she will do her best. That sounds like a fighter who is going to lose. I will lay the price and take Kunitskaya in this bout.
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik Card & Odds
Heavyweight - Aleksei Oleinik +176 vs. Derrick Lewis -214
Middleweight - Omari Akhmedov +104 vs. Chris Weidman -128
Lightweight - Scott Holtzman +134 vs. Beneil Dariush -162
Middleweight - Andrew Sanchez +134 vs. Wellington Turman -162
Lightweight - Alex Munoz +205 vs. Nasrat Haqparast -251
Welterweight - Tim Means +113 vs. Laureano Strapoli -137
Featherweight - Justin Jaynes +123 vs. Gavin Tucker -147
Featherweight - Peter Barret +327 vs. Youssef Zalal -425
Women Bantamweight - Julija Stoliarenko +194 vs. Yana Kunitskaya -238
Bantamweight - Ali Al Qaisi +162 vs. Irwin Rivera -196
Middleweight - Maki Pitolo +150 vs. Darren Stewart -181
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