Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood Pick, 1/23/2021 Predictions UFC 257 Odds

Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood

UFC 257

Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Jessica Eye will take on Joanne Calderwood at UFC 257 on Saturday, January 23, 2021. The opening line has Eye at +100 while Calderwood is at -120.

Jessica "Evil" Eye holds a mark of 15-8-0. The 34-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and stands 5'6". The orthodox fighter reaches 66". Joanne "JoJo" Calderwood measures in at 5'6" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 14-5-0. The 35-year-old reaches 65". In terms of significant strikes, Jessica Eye is landing 3.65 per minute and Joanne Calderwood is landing 6.17 significant strikes per minute. Eye lands 36% of the significant strikes she attempts while Calderwood connects on 48%. In terms of the fighter's defense, "Evil" takes 3.54 significant strikes per min while "JoJo" absorbs 4.31. Eye also stops 58% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt while Calderwood is able to thwart 52% of the shots thrown in her direction.

Concerning takedowns, Jessica Eye is not as efficient of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the mat 0.40 times per 3 rounds. Eye is getting her opponent to the mat on 45% of her tries and stuffing 56% of all takedown attempts. Calderwood is scoring a takedown on 57% of the takedowns she attempts and is defending 55% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Eye is the more experienced submission fighter by attempting 0.6 subs per 15 minutes while Calderwood tries 0.5 subs per 15 min.

In her previous fight, Jessica Eye went up against Cynthia Calvillo and ended up walking away in defeat via unanimous decision in round 5. Calvillo landed 150 of 294 total strikes that she threw in that contest. Eye walked away from this fight having landed 70 of 283 total strikes. In regard to significant strikes, Calvillo landed 113 of 237, giving her a percentage of 47%. She landed 77 of 185 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Eye ended up landing 25% of her significant strikes by sticking 70 of 280. Out of those significant strikes, she connected on 59 of 261 aimed at the head. 92% of the significant strikes landed by Calvillo and 98% of them landed by Eye were done at distance.

In the last fight for Joanne Calderwood, she battled Jennifer Maia and took a loss on the night via an armbar from bottom guard in round 1. Maia connected on 90% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance and Calderwood connected on 92% of the significant strikes she took from distance. Calderwood connected on 53% of the significant strikes she attempted by connecting on 26 of 49. She landed 6 of 25 significant strikes aimed at the head. Maia connected on 20 of 37 significant strikes in that contest. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, she ended up connecting on 16 of 32 directed at the head. In terms of the total strikes thrown in this fight, Maia was 31 of 49 and Calderwood connected on 33 of 57 of all the strikes she threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Marina Rodriguez squares up with Amanda Ribas. Rodriguez comes into this fight with a record of 12-1-2. The 33-year-old will fight at 115 lbs and comes in at 5'6". The orthodox fighter stretches 65". Ribas measures in at 5'3" and is fighting at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her record of 10-1-0. The 27-year-old stretches 66". In the grappling category, Marina Rodriguez gets a takedown 0.38 times per 3 rds while Amanda Ribas takes her opponents to the canvas 2.28 times per 3 rds. When it comes to striking, Rodriguez is connecting on 5.04 strikes per min and landing 50% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Amanda Ribas, who connects on 45% of the strikes she has thrown and is connecting on 4.71 per min.

Another must see fight on the night is when Sara McMann is set to encounter Julianna Pena. Pena looks to add a win to her career record of 10-4-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 135 lbs and measures 5'6". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 69". McMann stands 5'6" and weighs in at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a record of 12-5-0. The 40-year-old extends her reach 66". Concerning grappling, Julianna Pena is preventing 28% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is scoring a takedown on 51% of her tries. McMann is taking her opponents to the mat on 63% of the tries she takes and is able to stop 66% of the takedowns her opponents attempt. With reference to striking, Pena takes 1.73 strikes per minute and she is dealing 2.80 strikes/min. McMann, on the other side, is absorbing 1.86 strikes per minute and is dishing out 2.39 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Jessica Eye (+100)

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