Katlyn Chookagian vs Jennifer Maia Pick, 1/15/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 46 Odds

Katlyn Chookagian vs Jennifer Maia

UFC Vegas 46

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Katlyn Chookagian will enter the Octagon with Jennifer Maia at UFC Vegas 46 on Saturday, January 15, 2022. The line has Chookagian coming in at -170 while Maia is at +150.

Katlyn "Blonde Fighter" Chookagian has a record of 16-4-0. The 33-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and stands 5'9". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 68". Jennifer Maia Maia measures 5'4" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 19-7-1. The 33-year-old stretches 64". Concerning significant strikes, Katlyn Chookagian lands 4.57 per min while Jennifer Maia is connecting on 3.80 significant strikes per minute. Chookagian is connecting on 35% of the significant strikes she tries while Maia connects on 38%. When it comes to the fighter's defense, "Blonde Fighter" allows 4.37 significant strikes per minute and Maia absorbs 3.97. Chookagian also defends against 62% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her and Maia is able to curb 55% of the strikes thrown her way.

Regarding grappling, Katlyn Chookagian is not as effective of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.25 times per 15 minutes. Chookagian is scoring a takedown on 15% of her tries and stopping 52% of all takedown attempts. Maia is taking her opponents to the canvas on 50% of the takedowns she attempts and is stuffing 53% of the attempts against her. Regarding subbing opponents, Chookagian is the more skilled fighter by attempting 0.4 finishes per 3 rounds while Maia goes for 0.1 finishes per 3 rounds.

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The last time she stepped into the Octagon, Katlyn Chookagian squared up with Viviane Araujo and ended up winning this fight via unanimous decision in round 3. Araujo landed 129 of 238 total strikes that she let go. Chookagian finished this fight landing 135 of 300 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Araujo landed 89 of 196, which gave her a percentage of 45%. She landed 60 of 162 significant strikes directed at the head. Statistically, Chookagian landed 43% of her significant strikes by connecting on 127 of 292. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, she landed 87 of 236 pointed at the head. 95% of the significant strikes landed by Araujo and 95% of them connected on by Chookagian were tallied at distance.

In the last bout for Jennifer Maia, she faced off with Jessica Eye and took home the victory via unanimous decision in round 3. Eye ended up connecting on 98% of the significant strikes she took from distance and Maia ended up connecting on 89% of the significant strikes she took from distance. Maia landed 36% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 98 of 265. She landed 71 of 232 significant strikes to the head. Eye landed 100 of 276 significant strikes in that battle. Of those significant strikes, she landed 56 of 224 directed at the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that fight, Eye ended up connecting on 104 of 281 and Maia ended up landing 102 of 269 of all the strikes she threw.

Other bouts on the card to watch

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Silvana Gomez Juarez battles Vanessa Demopoulos. Gomez Juarez steps into the cage with a record of 10-3-0. The 37-year-old steps on the scale at 115 lbs and measures 5'3". The orthodox fighter reaches 65". Demopoulos measures 5'2" and is weighing in at 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to her record of 6-4-0. The 33-year-old reaches 59". When it comes to grappling, Silvana Gomez Juarez is able to score a takedown 0.00 times per 15 minutes and Vanessa Demopoulos takes her opponents to the mat 0.00 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Gomez Juarez is connecting on 0.71 strikes/min and connecting on 23% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side of the cage we have Vanessa Demopoulos, who is landing 42% of the strikes she attempts and connects on 3.13 per minute.

One more can't miss bout is when Giga Chikadze is set to go up against Calvin Kattar. Kattar steps into the Octagon with a mark of 22-5-0. The 33-year-old will fight at 145 lbs and stands 5'11". The orthodox fighter has an arm span of 72". Chikadze stands in at 6'0" and weighs in at 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his record of 14-2-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 74". In terms of wrestling, Calvin Kattar is able to thwart 89% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is taking his opponents down on 30% of his attempts. Chikadze is taking his opponents to the mat on 33% of his tries and is able to curb 68% of all takedown tries against him. With regard to striking, Kattar is absorbing 8.16 strikes per minute while he connects on 5.07 strikes/minute. Chikadze, on the contrary, takes 2.69 strikes/min and is dishing out 3.76 per min.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Katlyn Chookagian (-170)

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