Raquel Pennington vs Marion Reneau 6/20/20 – UFC Fight Night Picks & Preview
The women’s bantamweight battle here will feature a fighter who is almost at the five hundred mark in Raquel Pennington taking on Marion Reneau. Reneau is not that bad of a fighter, but still is a fighter that is not really all that great. Reneau has posted a 9-5-1 record on the season so far. With Pennington she has ended up posting a 10-9 record and could have some problems in getting the momentum needed to bring home a win.
In her career Pennington has managed to throw 3.32 strikes per minute. She has managed to land 46.05% of those strikes. When it comes to take downs, she is averaging 1.13 attempts with a conversion of 27.66%. In her last fight Pennington ended up getting a loss pinned on her in a unanimous decision los and that came in January. Pennington does not have a declared fighting style, but is using the orthodox stance.
Reneau has ended up throwing strikes at a rate of 3.46 per minute, but has ended up landing them at a clip of 41.71% in her career so far. When it comes to the take downs she is averaging only .35 takedowns per match, but even then she has been good with 100% conversion, but does not use it very often. For her stance Reneau is coming into the fight with an orthodox stance, but does not have a declared fighting style. In her last fight Reneau ended up losing a fight by a unanimous decision.
For the tape Pennington is coming into the game here with a height of 5’7” and 135 pounds. She does have a reach that is sitting at 67 inches. For her part Reneau is heading into the fight standing at 5’6” and 135 pounds. However, Reneau does have a slight reach advantage at 68 inches.
Raquel Pennington vs Marion Reneau Odds: Raquel Pennington -157, Marion Reneau +137
Round Total: Over 2.5 -300, Under 2.5 +240
Raquel Pennington vs Marion Reneau Pick: Marion Reneau, Over 2.5
Odds From Betonline.ag
Pennington has been fighting really well, but has not really been showing up in the big matches lately. Look for that to be an issue in this match here as Pennington is able to throw quite a few punches and land a lot of them, but she will wear down as the match goes on. Look for Reneau to come into the fight and actually look really good in the fight and end up winning by a decision