UFC on ESPN 53 takes place on Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a women’s flyweight fight between Amanda Ribas and Rose Namajunas as the Main Event. Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card.
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UFC on ESPN 53 Main Card Best Bets
The Main Event at UFC on ESPN 53 will see Amanda Ribas take on Rose Namajunas. This will be a fight in the UFC Women's Flyweight division. Ribas comes into this fight with an MMA record of 12-4 and she is 7-3 in the UFC. She is averaging 4.92 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 42%. She is absorbing 3.33 strikes and has a striking defense of 63%. Her grappling is also very strong, averaging 1.99 takedowns per every 15 minutes. She has a takedown accuracy of 51% and a takedown defense of 87%.
Namajunas is a heavy favorite in this fight, but her inconsistency is a concern. She has lost back-to-back fights and while Ribas has been trading wins and losses, her striking and grappling is superior to Namajunas'. Because of that, backing Ribas to pull the upset will be our best bet.