35-year old Felice Herrig has lost back-to-back UFC bouts. She hasn't fought in 22 months as she's been recovering from ACL surgery and turns 36 next month. Herrig has a 36 percent accuracy rate with significant strikes and takes a lot of punishment, averaging 4.89 strikes absorbed per minute with a 50 percent defense rate. She faces Virna Jandiroba, who is 15-1, off a submission win over Mallory Martin in the second round. She's a submission specialist, winning 80% of her fights that way, and seven of her 13 wins have been decided in the first round. Jandiroba has 12 submission victories on her resume. For this fight, she's almost four years younger and is the better defender, with a 58 percent defensive rate. Back Virna Jandiroba to win the bout.
This pick was released to clients on August 15, 2020 at 4:34PM ET.
FIGHT
Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba
August 15, 2020
9:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Virna Jandiroba -270 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.37)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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