The UFC Fight Night Quick Card bout between 2 Brazilian natives Priscila Cachoeira and Josiane Nunes will be a female build-up in the 135 LBS category to the main card: Vettori vs Dolidze 2. We can anticipate a very tough and explosive bout given the aggressiveness of both fighters. The venue will be none other than the UFC Apex Octagon, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Priscila Cachoeira – Zombie Girl
Aged 36 and with a professional record of 12-6-0, Priscila is a Brazilian MMA artist with lots of experience. Her area of expertise is KO/KTO. Out of her 12 wins, 7 came from KO/TKO (that’s 57% of her total wins).
Age is not Priscila’s only flaw! On the ground, she is very vulnerable. Four of her losses came through submission (that’s 67%). The “Zombie Girl” is quite good at guarding against takedowns. She has a 65% takedown defense accuracy.
Looking at recent performance, one can say the current #43 on the Bantamweight Worldwide chart hasn’t been fairing well. She is on a 2-fight losing streak, after recording losses from Miranda Maverick and Jasmine Jasudavicius. On the positive side, she lasted 3 rounds in both fights before fatigue stepped in and she lost by submission. This is something her next adversary will be looking forward to working on. Speaking of which, let’s see how Josiane Nunes’ profile compares.
Josiane Nunes – AKA JOSI
JOSI is 5 years younger than Priscila Cachoeira and also less experienced, however, what she lacks in experience she makes up for it with explosiveness and strike power. With a professional record of 10-3-0, the current #25 on the Bantamweight Worldwide chart is a knockout master. Seven of her ten wins came from KO/KTO (that’s 70%). More interesting, she has never lost by submission. All her losses came from a split decision.
A strong weakness for JOSI is the fact that she over-relies on her strike power, barely attempting to take fights to the ground. Against a fighter with the experience of Priscila, this could work against her, especially if the Zombie girl can take the fight to the third round as she did in her last 3 fights. When fatigue sets in, the fighter with the best grappling skills will have the upper hand and, in this case, Priscila will have a clear upper hand.
Priscila Cachoeira vs Josiane Nunes Key Statistics
Below are some very important stats that will matter in this bout:
The Prediction
While it is true that Priscila Cachoeira is a very explosive fighter with great strike power, take nothing away from Josiane. She equally has strike power and a better strike accuracy (44% vs 42% for Josiane). Furthermore, I think the fight will get to round three, and if it does, Priscila will try to take it to the ground where she has more experience than her opponent. I’m backing Priscila in this bout at an odd of 2.55. If you want to secure high odds on your bets, register on Game2Bet today. Good luck!
