Vanessa Demopoulos vs Maria Oliveira 11/19/2022 Expert Picks, Odds and Preview
Vanessa Demopoulos will take on Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 65 on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The opener has Demopoulos coming in at +100 while Oliveira is coming in at -120.
Vanessa “Lil Monster” Demopoulos is at 8-4-0. The 34-year-old weighs 115 lbs and measures 5’2″. The orthodox fighter reaches 59″. Maria “Spider-Girl” Oliveira measures 5’6″ and tips the scales at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add another feather to her career total of 13-5-0. The 25-year-old reaches 69″. With respect to significant strikes, Vanessa Demopoulos lands 3.46 per minute while Maria Oliveira lands 5.14 significant strikes per minute. Demopoulos lands 44% of the significant strikes she attempts and Oliveira is connecting on 34%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, “Lil Monster” absorbs 4.47 significant strikes per min, and “Spider-Girl” absorbs 6.11. Demopoulos also prevents 44% of the significant strikes her opponents throw at her while Oliveira prevents 45% of the shots thrown.
The “ Lil monster “ is not as effective of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.32 times per 15 min. Demopoulos is finishing her takedown attempts on 7% of the times she tries and stops 50% of the takedown attempts on her. On the other hand, Oliveira is taking her opponents to the canvas on 50% of her takedown tries and is stopping 46% of the attempts against her. Regarding going for the sub, Demopoulos is the more experienced submission fighter by attempting 1.3 submissions per 15 min while Oliveira looks to get 0.8 submissions per 15 min.
Vanessa Demopoulos vs Maria Oliveira 11/19/2022 Expert Picks, Odds and Preview
The last Octagon appearance saw Maria Oliveira battle, Gloria de Paula. Oliveira won the fight by way of a split decision in round 3. Paula connected on 93% of the significant strikes she took from a distance and Oliveira ended up connecting on 97% of the significant strikes she attempted at distance. Oliveira landed 32% of the significant strikes she attempted by landing 96 of 297. She ended up connecting on 66 of 247 significant strikes aimed at the head. Paula ended up landing 105 of 190 significant strikes in that fight. Of all the significant strikes, she connected 75 of 155 to the head. Regarding the strikes she fired off in this contest, Paula ended up landing 116 of 205 and Oliveira ended up landing 99 of 303 total strikes.
Vanessa Demopoulos vs Maria Oliveira. The UFC Pick for this bout is Maria Oliveira -120. Oliveira is a dangerous striker with suspect takedown defense, so the clear route to victory is to tie her up and at the least grind out a decision. Do not expect Demopoulos to have the same success as Ricci, but if she is persistent, she can bag a couple of rounds. Oliveira just needs to defend the majority of takedown attempts to completely swing the fight in her favor and piece Demopoulos up from range. This will be close and expect both ladies to succeed in their strategies, but Demopoulos’ wrestling and control time could be enough to sway a couple of judges at least. Take Maria Oliveira to reign over Vanessa Demopoulos.