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Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso Preview & Picks – Shevchenko To Retain At UFC 285
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Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso Preview & Picks
Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso Preview & Picks
Valentina Shevchenko is tipped to retain her flyweight title by KO/TKO.
Shevchenko has dominated the division for five years and has knocked out a bunch of challengers.
She has a better striking accuracy and absorbs less than Alexa Grasso, so another stoppage win is likely.
- Valentina Shevchenko is 10-0 as a flyweight fighter
- Valentina Shevchenko is on a 9-fight win streak
- 3 of Shevchenko’s last 5 fights have ended in KO/TKO
- 5 of Shevchecko's last 6 stoppage wins have come in rounds 1-3
- Shevchenko absorbs just 1.90 significant strikes per minute (Grasso 4.02)
- Shevchenko has a 52% striking accuracy (Grasso 44%)
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Valentina Shevchenko is the defending UFC flyweight champion with a 23-3 (8 KOs, 7 Subs) record.
Shevchenko won the title by beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk via a unanimous decision in December 2018, and has made seven successful defences since then.
Her first successful outing as champion came in June 2019 when she stopped Jessica Eye with strikes early in the second round.
‘Bullet’ then beat Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision before getting back to fight-finishing ways with a third round knockout of Katlyn Chookagian.
Shevchenko then bested Jennifer Maia over five rounds, and made a fifth successful defence when she finished Jessica Andrade with strikes in the second round.
Lauren Murphy stuck around a little longer before she was finally dispatched in the fourth round.
Then, in her sole title defence in 2022, Shevchenko was taken the distance as she recorded a split decision win over Talia Santos.
Alexa Grasso Form
Alexa Grasso is ranked sixth in the women’s flyweight division with a professional record of 15-3 (4 KOs, 1 Sub).
Grasso made the move to flyweight after losing three of her final five fights at strawweight, with her last outing ended in a majority decision loss to Carla Esparza.
She made a successful debut in her new weight class by earning a unanimous decision win over Ji Yeon Kim.
The 29-year-old Mexican went the distance in her next fight too, recording another unanimous decision victory when she took on Maycee Barber.
Grasso finally got her first stoppage win as a flyweight in March of last year, submitting Joanne Wood in the first round of their fight to take her win streak to three-in-a-row.
She then made it four wins in a row by beating Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision last October.
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Where is Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso taking place?
Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso is taking place at UFC 285 on Saturday, March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Verdict
Alexa Grasso has looked sharp at flyweight, but Valentina Shevchenko is on a whole other level to her previous opponents.
‘Bullet’ is the undisputed queen of the division and is backed for another successful defence here.
‘Bullet’ is the undisputed queen of the division and is backed for another successful defence here.
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