Joselyne Edwards vs Lucie Pudilova Pick, 4/15/2023 Predictions UFC Kansas City Odds

Joselyne Edwards vs Lucie Pudilova

UFC Kansas City

T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Joselyne Edwards will battle Lucie Pudilova at UFC Kansas City on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The opening moneyline has Edwards coming in at +115 while Pudilova is at -140.

Joselyne "La Pantera" Edwards comes into this fight with a mark of 12-4-0. The 27-year-old weighs 135 lbs and stands 5'8". The orthodox fighter extends her reach 70". Lucie Pudilova measures 5'8" and steps on the scale at 135 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 14-7-0. The 28-year-old reaches 67". Concerning significant strikes, Joselyne Edwards is landing 5.61 per min and Lucie Pudilova connects on 4.17 significant strikes per minute. Edwards is landing 53% of the significant strikes she attempts and Pudilova lands 37%. Regarding defense, "La Pantera" absorbs 3.65 significant strikes per minute and Pudilova takes 3.98. Edwards also deflects 49% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her and Pudilova is able to deflect 52% of the shots thrown in her direction.

Regarding takedowns, Joselyne Edwards is the not as competent as a wrestler as she is able to score a takedown 0.40 times per 15 minutes. Edwards is getting her opponent to the mat on 16% of the times she tries and defending 63% of all takedown attempts. Pudilova is getting her opponent to the mat on 27% of the takedowns she tries and stopping 61% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Edwards is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.2 submissions per 15 min while Pudilova looks to get 0.7 submissions per 3 rounds.

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The last time she fought, Joselyne Edwards faced Ji Yeon Kim and wound up getting the win via split decision in round 3. Kim ended up landing 87 of 203 total strikes attempted in that fight. Edwards walked away from this fight having landed 116 of 250 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Kim landed 78 of 193, which gave her a rate of 40%. She landed 33 of 132 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Edwards ended up landing 43% of the significant strikes she threw by landing 101 of 234. Of all the significant strikes, she was 31 of 106 pointed at the head. 89% of the significant strikes connected on by Kim and 90% of them landed by Edwards were tallied at a distance.

In the last bout for Lucie Pudilova, she faced off with Wu Yanan and ended up getting the victory in the fight by an elbow to the head in round 2. Yanan connected on 84% of the significant strikes she took from distance while Pudilova connected on 35% of the significant strikes she tried at a distance. Pudilova ended up connecting on 48% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 39 of 81. She landed 29 of 65 significant strikes to the head. Yanan ended up landing 26 of 42 significant strikes in that battle. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, she ended up landing 7 of 18 to the head. Relating to the total strikes thrown in this fight, Yanan ended up connecting on 32 of 48 and Pudilova connected on 51 of 96 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to keep an eye on

Another fight that you're going to want to watch is when Gillian Robertson takes on Piera Rodriguez. Robertson looks to add a victory to her total of 11-7-0. The 27-year-old records a weight of 115 lbs and measures in at 5'5". The orthodox fighter reaches 63". Rodriguez comes in at 5'3" and steps on the scale at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 9-0-0. The 30-year-old reaches 63". Regarding grappling, Gillian Robertson is able to score a takedown 2.59 times per 3 rds while Piera Rodriguez takes her opponents to the canvas 3.67 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Robertson is landing 2.28 strikes/minute and connects on 48% of the strikes that she throws. On the other side we have Piera Rodriguez, who connects on 47% of the strikes she attempts and connects for an average of 3.91 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Arnold Allen is set to enter the Octagon against Max Holloway. Holloway steps into the cage with a mark of 23-7-0. The 31-year-old records a weight of 145 lbs and stands in at 5'11". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 69". Allen stands 5'8" and is fighting at 145 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 19-1-0. The 29-year-old has a wingspan of 70". Regarding takedowns, Max Holloway defends against 84% of the takedowns fighters have gone for and is taking his opponents to the canvas on 53% of his attempts. Allen is finishing his takedowns on 50% of his tries and stops 76% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With reference to striking, Holloway is absorbing 4.89 strikes per minute while he connects on 7.24 strikes/minute. Allen, in contrast, is absorbing 2.25 strikes/min and deals 3.40 per minute.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Lucie Pudilova (-140)

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