Karine Silva vs Poliana Botelho Pick, 6/4/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 56 Odds

Karine Silva vs Poliana Botelho

UFC Vegas 56

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Karine Silva will face off against Poliana Botelho at UFC Vegas 56 on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The line has Silva priced at -120 while Botelho is priced at +100.

Karine "Killer" Silva steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 14-4-0. The 28-year-old weighs 125 lbs and measures 5'5". The orthodox fighter stretches 67". Poliana Botelho measures 5'8" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her career record of 8-4-0. The 33-year-old extends her reach 67". Regarding significant strikes, Karine Silva connects on 1.78 per minute and Poliana Botelho is landing 2.83 significant strikes per minute. Silva is landing 27% of the significant strikes she tries and Botelho is landing 57%. When it comes to the fighter's defense, "Killer" absorbs 4.01 significant strikes per minute while Botelho absorbs 2.75. Silva also defends 40% of the significant strikes her opponents throw her way and Botelho is able to curb 50% of the strikes thrown her way.

Regarding grappling, Karine Silva is the not as competent as a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.50 times per 15 min. Silva is scoring a takedown on 10% of her tries and defending 10% of the takedowns her opponents try. Botelho is scoring a takedown on 57% of the takedowns she attempts and stopping 80% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Silva is the more skilled technician by attempting 4.5 finishes per 15 min while Botelho looks to get 0.6 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In her previous fight, Karine Silva fought Yan Qihui and got a win for the night by way of guillotine choke in round 2. Qihui ended up landing 44 of 69 of the strikes she threw in total in this fight. Silva finished this fight landing 42 of 82 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Qihui landed 27 of 45, which means her percentage was 60%. She finished the fight landing 12 of 26 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Silva ended up landing 27% of her significant strikes by connecting on 12 of 43. Of those significant strikes, she was 6 of 33 aimed at the head. 66% of the significant strikes connected on by Qihui and 75% of them connected on by Silva were tallied at a distance.

In the last fight for Poliana Botelho, she went up against Luana Carolina and ended up losing the fight via split decision in round 3. Carolina ended up connecting on 52% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance and Botelho landed 64% of her significant strikes at distance. Botelho landed 59% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 34 of 57. She connected on 12 of 27 significant strikes aimed at the head. Carolina landed 25 of 46 significant strikes in that contest. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, she landed 6 of 22 aimed at the head. In regard to total strikes thrown in that contest, Carolina was 100 of 130 and Botelho landed 87 of 112 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Felice Herrig meets Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Herrig has a mark of 14-9-0. The 37-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and stands in at 5'4". The orthodox fighter reaches 65". Kowalkiewicz measures 5'3" and records a weight of 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her record of 12-7-0. The 36-year-old extends her reach 64". In the grappling category, Felice Herrig takes her opponents to the mat 1.18 times per 3 rds while Karolina Kowalkiewicz takes her opponents to the canvas 0.19 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Herrig connects on 3.63 strikes/minute and connecting on 36% out of all the strikes she attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who is landing 39% of the strikes she attempts and connects on 5.16 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when JJ Aldrich is set to battle Erin Blanchfield. Blanchfield steps into the cage with a record of 8-1-0. The 23-year-old is fighting at 125 lbs and comes in at 5'4". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 66". Aldrich stands 5'5" and tips the scales at 125 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a record of 11-4-0. The 29-year-old stretches 67". In terms of wrestling, Erin Blanchfield is thwarting 80% of the takedowns her opponents go for and is getting her opponent to the mat on 90% of her tries. Aldrich is taking her opponents to the mat on 38% of her tries and thwarts 72% of all takedown attempts. In the category of striking, Blanchfield is taking 2.07 strikes per minute while she is dealing 5.53 strikes/min. Aldrich, on the contrary, takes 4.45 strikes per minute and is landing 4.04 per min.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Karine Silva (-120)

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