Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos 6/11/22 - UFC 275 Picks & Predictions
The fight here is going to see Valentina Shevchenko coming in standing at 5’5” and 124 pounds. However, Valentina is coming in with a reach of 66.5 inches. The record for Shevchenko is sitting a 22-3-0.
When it comes to the fighting stance Shevchenko is a southpaw. The fighting style for Valentina is that of Muay Thai. When it comes to the last 5 bouts all have been wins. Their have been 3 KO/TKO and 2 unanimous decision wins.
Taila Santos is coming in standing at 5’6” and 125 pounds. The reach is a little bit better at 68 inches. The record for Santos is sitting a 19-1-0.
When it comes to her fighting stance Santos is an orthodox style of stance. Taila for her part is coming to the fight here as a striker. The last 5 bouts for Santos have been 4-1 in those fights. The loss was a split decision loss. The wins have been 1 submission and 3 unanimous decision wins.
In this fight the number of strikers per minute are almost dead even with Valentina throwing 3.21 and Taila throwing 3.71. The accuracy for Valentina is quite a bit better at 67.44% versus 59.46%. When it comes to takedowns that is about even as well, but Shevchenko has a slight advantage. Look for this to be a great fight and one that should go the distance with the heavy favorite coming out on top. UFC 275 Winner Prediction, Valentina Shevchenko.
