Sijara Eubanks is a big favorite over Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 230 on Saturday night in New York City, New York. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Eubanks is 3-2 in her career, while Modafferi is 22-14 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 230, with the headliner a bout between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and four on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Eubanks and Modafferi and UFC predictions.
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Sijara Eubanks (3-2, 1-0 UFC)
Eubanks came into the UFC with a record of 2-2 and she defeated Lauren Murphy by unanimous decision in her only UFC fight. Her last loss in her career was against Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision in January of 2017. Eubanks has been a pro since 2015 and has two wins by TKO. She has two first round finishes.
Roxanne Modafferi (22-14, 1-2 UFC)
Modafferi came into the UFC with a record of 15-10 and she has one win and two losses in the UFC. She defeated Barb Honchak by TKO; while losing to Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision and Nicco Montaño by unanimous decision. Modafferi has been a pro since 2003 and has four wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. Her five submission wins were three by armbar, one triangle, and one RNC. She has two first round finishes.
Modafferi said this to ufc.com about her upcoming fight against Eubanks, “I think any advantages I may have from fighting her before, she also has because we both have that experience from what worked and what didn’t work. I think she may be more over-confident since she beat me before and she probably thinks she can do it again but it shall be different this time!”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Eubanks 5.00 / Modafferi 4.21
Accuracy: Eubanks 35% / Modafferi 31%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Eubanks 3.27/ Modafferi 5.86
Defense: Eubanks 60% / Modafferi 53%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Eubanks 2.00/ Modafferi 1.17
Accuracy: Eubanks 50% / Modafferi 13%
Takedowns defended: Eubanks 100% / Modafferi 50%
Submission average: Eubanks 0.0 / Modafferi 0.2
UFC Predictions
Eubanks is a solid grappler who did well in the “The Ultimate Fighter” making it all the way to the final. Eubanks is now taking on a solid fighter in Modafferi who nearly retired a few years ago. Eubank did beat Modafferi in their previous fight and it is questionable if anything has changed since that time. Modafferi has one way to win and that is on the ground and it is hard to see her winning against Eubanks in a ground fight. Eubanks weakness would seem to be against good striking and that simply doesn’t fit the profile of Modafferi. I am not laying 5-1 on Eubanks, but I see no value in taking the dog. I will instead play the fight to go the distance.
UFC 230 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Saturday night, November 3 with five fights on the main pay-per-view card, headlined by Cormier vs. Lewis and eight preliminary bouts, with four on FS1 and four on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Heavyweight - Daniel Cormier -635 vs. Derrick Lewis
Middleweight - Chris Weidman -195 vs. Ronaldo Souza
Middleweight - David Branch -375 vs. Jared Cannonier
Middleweight - Karl Roberson -285 vs.Jack Marshman
Middleweight - Israel Adesanya -283 vs. Derek Brunson
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Featherweight - Jason Knight -260 vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Women's Flyweight - Sijara Eubanks -550 vs. Roxanne Modaffer
Featherweight - Julio Arce -303 vs. Sheymon Moraes
Welterweight - Lyman Good -650 vs. Ben Saunders
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight - Lando Vannata -275 vs. Matt Frevola
Featherweight - Shane Burgos -325 vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Bantamweight - Montel Jackson -135 vs. Brian Kelleher
Heavyweight - Adam Wieczorek -225 vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima
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