Mariya Agapova vs Gillian Robertson Pick, 9/17/2022 Predictions UFC Vegas 60 Odds

Mariya Agapova vs Gillian Robertson

UFC Vegas 60

APEX in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Mariya Agapova will enter the Octagon against Gillian Robertson at UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The opener has Agapova coming in at +130 while Robertson is at -150.

Mariya "Demonslayer" Agapova steps into the Octagon with a record of 10-3-0. The 25-year-old tips the scales at 125 lbs and measures 5'6". The southpaw fighter extends her reach 68". Gillian "The Savage" Robertson stands in at 5'5" and weighs 125 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to her career total of 10-7-0. The 27-year-old extends her reach 63". When talking about significant strikes, Mariya Agapova is landing 4.56 per min while Gillian Robertson is connecting on 2.39 significant strikes per minute. Agapova is landing 53% of the significant strikes she tries while Robertson is landing 48%. In terms of defending in the cage, "Demonslayer" absorbs 4.37 significant strikes per minute while "The Savage" absorbs 2.78. Agapova also defends against 51% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt while Robertson is able to thwart 50% of the shots thrown.

Concerning grappling, Mariya Agapova is not as efficient of a wrestler as she is able to score a takedown 0.69 times per 3 rds. Agapova is scoring a takedown on 66% of the times she tries and is stuffing 42% of all takedown attempts. Robertson is getting her opponent to the mat on 40% of the takedowns she attempts and thwarting 28% of all takedowns attempted on her. Regarding going for the sub, Agapova is the lesser skilled fighter by attempting 0.7 submissions per 3 rds while Robertson attempts 0.9 submissions per 15 minutes.

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The last time she stepped into the Octagon, Mariya Agapova went up against Maryna Moroz and wound up taking the loss by an arm triangle from half guard in round 2. Moroz ended up landing 51 of 74 total strikes that she let go. Agapova finished this fight landing 72 of 86 total strikes. Concerning significant strikes, Moroz landed 28 of 42, which gave her a percentage of 66%. She ended up landing 21 of 33 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side, Agapova landed 59% of her significant strikes by connecting on 16 of 27. Out of those significant strikes, she connected on 7 of 15 to the head. 7% of the significant strikes landed by Moroz and 25% of them connected on by Agapova were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Gillian Robertson, she battled JJ Aldrich and walked away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Aldrich ended up connecting on 81% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance and Robertson landed 86% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Robertson ended up landing 37% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 52 of 139. She landed 17 of 81 significant strikes directed at the head. Aldrich ended up landing 60 of 118 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, she ended up connecting on 56 of 114 to the head. Relating to total strikes attempted in that contest, Aldrich ended up landing 76 of 137 while Robertson landed 67 of 154 of the strikes she threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Cory Sandhagen battles Song Yadong. Sandhagen comes into this fight with a record of 14-4-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 135 lbs and stands 5'11". The switch fighter has a reach of 70". Yadong measures 5'8" and records a weight of 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his record of 19-6-1 (1 NC). The 24-year-old has a reach of 67". When it comes to grappling, Cory Sandhagen takes his opponents down 0.71 times per 15 minutes while Song Yadong scores a takedown 0.45 times per 3 rounds. In the striking category, Sandhagen connects for an average of 6.42 strikes/min and is landing 44% of the strikes that he throws. On the other side we have Song Yadong, who is landing 42% of the strikes he has thrown and connects on 4.92 per min.

An additional fight that you're going to want to see is when Gregory Rodrigues is set to square up against Chidi Njokuani. Njokuani comes into this bout with a mark of 22-7-0 (1 NC). The 33-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and measures 6'3". The orthodox fighter reaches 80". Rodrigues measures 6'3" and weighs 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter holds a mark of 12-4-0. The 30-year-old has a reach of 75". Concerning wrestling, Chidi Njokuani deflects 76% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of the times he tries. Rodrigues is taking his opponents to the mat on 53% of his attempts and stops 85% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. With reference to striking, Njokuani absorbs 1.45 strikes per min and he connects on 3.76 per min. Rodrigues, notwithstanding, is taking 5.73 strikes per min and lands 6.00 per minute.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Mariya Agapova (+130)

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