Ashley Yoder is favored against Amanda Cooper at UFC Fight Night 139 on Saturday night in Denver, Colorado. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Yoder is 5-4 in her career, while Cooper is 3-4 in her career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Chan Sung Jung and Yair Rodríguez. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Yoder and Cooper and UFC picks.
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Ashley Yoder (5-4, 0-3 UFC)
Yoder came into the UFC with a record of 5-1 and she has no wins and three losses in the UFC. She was defeated by Justine Kish by unanimous decision, Angela Hill by unanimous decision, and Mackenzie Dern by split decision. Yoder has been a pro since 2014 and has four wins by submission. She has three first round finishes.
Amanda Cooper (3-4, 2-3 UFC)
Cooper came into the UFC with a record of 1-1 and she has two wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Anna Elmose by unanimous decision and Angela Magaña by TKO; while losing to Tatiana Suarez by submission, Cynthia Calvillo by submission, and Mackenzie Dern by submission. Cooper has been a pro since 2014 and has one win by TKO and one by submission.
Cooper said this to bjpenn.com about her upcoming fight against Yoder, “Ashley Yoder was in the TUF house with me so I feel very confident in defeating her. As I know her strengths and weaknesses better than a normal opponent and I think it’s a great matchup for me. Ashley is a southpaw which I love, she’s not very dangerous anywhere. She is coming off three losses in a row. I think I can beat her anywhere. I think Ashley is going to try to strike in the first round and then when it’s not going her way she’s going to dive for takedowns. I’m going to defend her takedowns and she’s going to lose all her confidence and she’s going to gas out in the second and that’s when I will beat her.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Yoder 2.71/ Cooper 3.61
Accuracy: Yoder 33% / Cooper 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Yoder 3.43 Cooper 3.49
Defense: Yoder 52% / Cooper 49%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Yoder 1.33/ Cooper 1.32
Accuracy: Yoder 50% / Cooper 42%
Takedowns defended: Yoder 62% / Cooper 20%
Submission average: Yoder 0.0 / Cooper 1.8
UFC Picks
Cooper is a good athlete and when she wins she overwhelms her opponents physically. When she can’t do that her skills are not good enough to win. Yoder has some decent skills on the mat, but she doesn’t do much effective striking. Cooper has the edge when this fight is standing, but Yoder should have the edge on the mat. Yoder has yet to win in the UFC and yet oddsmakers have her favored. Oddsmakers usually know what they are doing and I will follow along and lay the small price and take Yoder in this bout.
UFC Fight Night 139 takes place at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Saturday night, November 10 with six fights on the main card on FS1, headlined by Sung Jung vs. Rodríguez and six preliminary bouts, with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Featherweight - Chan Sung Jung -140 vs. Yair Rodríguez
Welterweight - Mike Perry -220 vs. Donald Cerrone
Women's Bantamweight - Germaine de Randamie -180 vs. Raquel Pennington
Women's Strawweight - Maycee Barber -430 vs. Hannah Ciferse
Lightweight- Luis Peña -185 vs. Mike Trizanoe
Lightweight - Beneil Dariush -145 vs. Thiago Moisese
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Strawweight - Ashley Yoder -151 vs. Amanda Coopere
Featherweight - Chas Skelly -115 vs. Bobby Moffete
Lightweight - Devonte Smith -245 vs. Julian Erosae
Lightweight - Davi Ramos -1085 vs. John Gunthere
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight - Eric Shelton -130 vs. Joseph Moralese
Flyweight - Mark de la Rosa -250 vs. Joby Sancheze
UFC Fight Night 139 Odds
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