If you’re looking for the best UFC 290 advice around, using our industry-leading tools, we make our Yazmin Jauregui-Denise Gomes prediction for this highly anticipated fight.
Yasmin Jauregui enters this fight with a perfect 10-0 record, including a 2-0 run in the UFC. She most recently knocked out Istela Nunes in December. She will now face the 7-2 Denise Gomes, who most recently knocked out Bruna Brasil. Now 1-1 in the UFC after a Contender Series victory Gomes comes in as a +300 underdog to Jauregui.
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UFC 290 Advice: Yazmin Jauregui-Denise Gomes Prediction
Yazmin Jauregui-Denise Gomes Odds
Yazmin Jauregui: -400 | Denise Gomes: +300
Jauregui is a pure striker with seven of her 10 wins coming via knockout. She lands 6.35 significant strikes per minute, while absorbing just 4.23 herself. On the ground, she went 0-3 on her takedown attempts against Nunes in her most recent fight. Jauregui does have 100% takedown defense herself, but she has only faced a pair of attempts. This leaves some question as to what her ground game would look like, if an opponent can force the action.
On the other side, Gomes also comes from a striking background. Of her seven professional wins, five occurred via knockout. She lands 4.67 significant strikes, while absorbing 3.13 herself. Gomes also averages 1.19 takedowns per bout, but she has shown some weakness on the ground. Loma Lookboonmee landed four takedowns against her last September. With that said, this fight doesn’t look likely to reach the ground.
A fight between two up and coming fighters, Jauregui looks to be the more dynamic fighter in this matchup. The number is long on Jauregui, making decision props a little more interesting. Look for those.
