UFC on ESPN 54 takes place on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This card features a women’s flyweight fight between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot as the Main Event. Here are my best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card.
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UFC on ESPN 54 Main Card Best Bets
The Main Event at UFC on ESPN 54 will see Erin Blanchfield take on Manon Fiorot. This will be a fight in the UFC women's flyweight division. Blanchfield comes into this fight with an MMA record of 12-1 and she is 6-0 in the UFC. Blanchfield is averaging 5.58 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 52%. She is absorbing 3.32 strikes and has a striking defense of 62%. Her grappling has been elite so far, averaging 2.86 takedowns per every 15 minutes, and 1.2 submission attempts during the same time period. Blanchfield has a takedown accuracy of 36% and a takedown defense of 83%.
Fiorot comes into this fight with an MMA record of 11-1 and she is 6-0 in the UFC. Fiorot is averaging 6.05 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 39%. She is absorbing 3.31 strikes and has a striking defense of 69%. Her grappling is also solid, averaging 1.36 takedowns per every 15 minutes. Her takedown accuracy is 46% and her takedown defense is 91%.