Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes Prediction & Picks - UFC Fight Night
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by Bill Christy | in MMA Picks
A battle of top 10 women's strawweights will take place in the lead-up to the main event this Saturday. #4-ranked Yan Xiaonan will take on #9 Denise Gomes. Each is looking to improve their resume in order to get a shot at Mackenzie Dern and the title.
In April 2024, Yan got a title shot against then-champion Zhang Weili. There, she was simply outclassed and was able to win only a single round of the 5-round bout. Her next fight came in November against Tabitha Ricci. She blanked Ricci on her way to a sweeping 30-27 unanimous decision victory. However, in her last fight, she was outclassed once again. Virna Jandiroba collected almost 10 minutes of control time and scored a unanimous victory over Yan.
Denise Gomes will offer a favorable dancing partner. She will likely engage in the stand-up and striking game. She has 8 of her 12 victories coming via KO/TKO. However, during her current 4-fight winning streak, only one of those victories was a finish. And that was against Elise Reed, who is just 8-6 in her career with 4 of these 6 losses coming by KO/TKO. Yan will pose a much tougher test for Gomes in this contest.
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Yan Xiaonan - Denise Gomes Key Points
- Gomes has yet to fight a ranked fighter in her career.
- Gomes is 3 inches shorter than Yan.
- Yan has fought numerous ranked opponents over the last 5 years.
- Yan has had 9 more professional fights than Gomes.
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Our Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes Prediction
Yan will not only have an experience advantage over Gomes in this fight, but also a speed advantage. We like Yan to use her experience against her recent top-level opponents to her advantage in this fight. Gomes will not present the takedown threat that Yan’s previous opponents posed. Without that threat, we like Yan to lead the way on the feet and potentially get a finish in this one. However, we will take the money line as the oddsmakers have made this one close to a coin flip.
Our prediction for Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes: Yan to win
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