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UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano
By: Freddy Wander - StatFox
Published: 2/23/2015  at  2:22:00 AM
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UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano

Saturday, Feb. 28th – 10:00 p.m. ET
Los Angeles, CA

Ronda Rousey (10-0) vs. Cat Zingano (9-0)

Bantamweight Title Fight
Line: Rousey -1250, Zingano +800

Two undefeated women face-off as Ronda Rousey looks to continue an amazing stretch and hold her title against Cat Zingano.

Here is the BetDSI Sportsbook betting preview for this fight:

Rousey is certainly the most known female UFC fighter and for good reason as she has dominated her competition over her fights, winning in the first round nine times with seven of those coming under a minute. She has earned tons of face-time due to her nearly flawless performances and Dana White has even joked that she’ll need to start fighting men if she pounds on Zingano in this one. Rousey has been dominant with her takedowns and it is unlikely that she won’t be looking to get her opponent down early and often. Zingano will attempt to change everything with a win here but it doesn’t look like a likely result with her bouts usually going into at least the second or third round. Three of the last four fights she’s been a part of have gone to the third round and she has taken out her opponents by a knockout in each of those matchups. She is a strong fighter, but has only been in the octagon four times in as many years and may be a little rusty against one of the elites in the sport. It would be a big surprise if this fight isn’t finished up early on with Rowdy Rousey keeping her title.

Rousey isn’t overly aggressive with her punches, landing 3.69 significant strikes per minute with 63% accuracy. She will allow her opposition to get in some hits as well, absorbing 2.33 per minute as she looks for an opening to get them on the mat. Rousey does this early and often and is averaging a ridiculous 8.27 takedowns per 15 minutes, but she usually doesn’t get that far as seven of her 10 victories have come from a submission in the first round. The armbar is her go-to move once she has her opponent reeling and she typically beats on them until she can get a nice hold on their forearm. She’s also been in the octagon plenty as she builds up her resume and has fought six times since the start of the 2012 year, so she should be warmed up and ready to go in this upcoming fight.

Zingano is an accurate fighter who can take punches until she needs to finish out the matchup. She lands 73% of the hits she goes for and typically aims for the head; which she did 49 times out of 60 significant strike attempts in her last bout against Amanda Nunes. In that fight she was also 3-for-3 in takedowns and ended it with a brutal barrage of punches and elbows in the third round. She hasn’t shown the best defense, though, allowing 57% of strikes against her to land, but she has the innate ability to take them and move on where she wins later on as evidenced by her average fight going just over 12 minutes despite having just one go to decision. Zingano’s only hope is if she can get out of the first round against the talented Rousey, but even then she needs to avoid takedowns, which will be tough for a fighter who isn’t the quickest on her feet.


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