Megan Anderson is favored against Norma Dumont Viana at UFC Fight Night 169 on February 29 in Norfolk, Virginia. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN+. Anderson is 10-4 in her career, while Viana is 4-0 in her career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 169 with the headliner a bout between Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Anderson and Viana and UFC picks.
Megan Anderson (10-4, 2-2 UFC)
Anderson came into the UFC with a record of 8-2 and she has two wins and two losses in the UFC. She defeated Cat Zingano by TKO and Zarah Fairn Dos Santos by triangle choke submission; while losing to Holly Holm by unanimous decision and Felicia Spencer by rear-naked choke submission. Anderson has been a pro since 2013 and she has five wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. She has five first round finishes.
Anderson said this to bjpenn.com about her upcoming fight against Viana, “I see it going down the same way [as my last fight]. There is not one second of a fight that my mentality is not to finish. I think that’s what makes me exciting. Even though there are not a lot of women in our division, that’s why we stick around, because we put on exciting fights. I love the intensity and I love the intensity that my opponent is going to be bringing because I do have a name, I do have a following. I am one of the faces of this division and I love that. I want them to bring the best version of themselves because that’s going to bring the best out of me. I’m just excited to put my head down, throw some leather and put on an exciting performance. I’m for sure going to be looking for the finish.”
Norma Dumont Viana (4-0, UFC debut)
Viana will be making her UFC debut this Saturday. Her last fight was against Mariana Morais by majority decision on August 5th 2018. Viana has been a pro since 2016 and she has two wins by submission. She has two first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Anderson 1.80/ Viana 0.00
Striking Accuracy: Anderson 46% / Viana 0%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Anderson 3.17/ Viana 0.00
Defense: Anderson 34% / Viana 0%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Anderson 0.64/ Viana 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Anderson 50% / Viana 0%
Takedowns defended: Anderson 50% / Viana 0%
Submission average: Anderson 0.6 / Viana 0.0
UFC Picks
Viana will be making her UFC debut so we don’t know what to expect, but I am leery of laying more than 2-1 on Anderson. I think the best option is to expect a finish and take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 169 takes place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday, February 29 with six fights on the main card on ESPN+, headlined by Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo and seven preliminary bouts, all on ESPN+.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez -138 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Women's Featherweight - Felicia Spencer -800 vs. Zarah Fairn dos Santos
Light Heavyweight - Magomed Ankalaev -205 vs. Ion Cu?elaba
Women's Featherweight - Megan Anderson -235 vs. Norma Dumont Viana
Bantamweight - Gabriel Silva -125 vs. Kyler Phillips
Featherweight - Grant Dawson -430 vs. Darrick Minner
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight - TBD vs. Giga Chikadze
Middleweight - Tom Breese -130 vs. Brendan Allen
Heavyweight - Sergey Spivak -120 vs. Marcin Tybura
Featherweight - Jordan Griffin -140 vs. T.J. Brown
Featherweight - Aalon Cruz -172 vs. Spike Carlyle
Welterweight - Ismail Naurdiev -130 vs. Sean Brady
Lightweight - Luis Peña vs. Steve Garcia
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