Mariya Agapova vs Hannah Cifers 6/13/20 – UFC Fight Night Picks & Preview
Mariya Agapova is looking to make herself known even more. She is heading into the fight here to take on Cifers, but Agapova is coming into the match with an 8-1 record overall. Hannah Cifers for her part is coming into the fight with a 10-5 record, but also has some noted losses that were in bouts against fighters that were able to fight really well.
Mariya Agapova is coming into the fight here without a true single fighting style, but is coming into the fight using the Southpaw stance. In her last fight Agapova ended up getting a TKO win over Marilia Santos in the first round. The win allowed Agapova to move up to 8-1 in her career, but is 3-0 in the TKO and 3-0 in the submission fights. Agapova is coming into the fight here with a 2.60 significant strikes per minute in the fight. Agapova has ended up landing those at 48.75% of the time.
Hannah Cifers likes to view herself as a striker that is using the orthodox style of stance, but it does not pay off big. The last fight that Cifers was involved in was 2 weeks ago and ended up being a submission loss to Mackenzie Dern. The loss dropped Cifers to a 10-5 record, but she is 5-2 in the TKO/KO decisions and is 0-2 when it comes to the submission decisions. Cifers for her part is coming into the fight here with 4.71 significant strikers per minute but is landing them at 44.25% accuracy in her career.
The tape is showing that Agapova is coming into the fight standing at 5’6” and 125 pounds. However, Agapova is coming in with a 68 inch reach as well. When it comes to Cifers she is coming into the fight standing at 5’1” and 125 pounds, but has a 62 inch reach.
Mariya Agapova vs Hannah Cifers Odds: Mariya Agapova -350, Hannah Cifers +285
Round Total: Over 2.5 -170, Under 2.5 +140
Mariya Agapova vs Hannah Cifers Pick: Mariya Agapova, Under 2.5
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The fights that both of these two ladies have been involved in lately ended early. For Cifers it has been ended by losing either by submission or TKO/KO type of battles. Now, Cifers is going to be able to most likely avoid the submission battle here, but she is going to have a problem here as Cifers gives up to much of a reach advantage to really make a good fight and that will definitely lead to Agapova ending up getting the win by a TKO/KO in the fight early on.