Mackenzie Dern vs. Xiaonan Yan 10/1/22 - UFC Picks & Predictions
October is starting the night off right with a great bought having Dern taking on Xiaonan. Mackenzie is coming in standing at 5’4” and 115 pounds, but has a reach of 63 inches. Yan is standing at 5’5” and 116 pounds, but has the same exact reach of 63 inches.
The record is showing Dern sitting at 12-2-0 in her career. However, Yan is sitting at a record of 13-3-0 so far.
When it comes to her fighting stance Dern is seen as an orthodox fighter, but the style is that of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter. In her last 5 bouts Mackenzie Dern has went 4-1. The wins have been by a unanimous decision and a split decision, but also 2 submission wins. The loss was a unanimous decision loss.
The fighting style for Xiaonan is coming in as a striker, but she has also used the fighting stance that is of an orthodox stance. In her last 5 bouts Yan has went 3-2. The wins have all been by unanimous decision, but the losses have been by a split decision and a TKO/KO.
The bout here is one that should be interesting for the fans as both of these fighters are very evenly matched. However, when it comes to the strikes per minute it goes towards Yan who is throwing 5.66 per minute versus Dern who is throwing 3.16. Look for the fight here, though, to be one that goes to the judges and that makes it easier to see the over winning on the round total here. UFC Fight Night Prediction, Mackenzie Dern wins, but play on the over.
