Tereza Bleda vs Gabriella Fernandes 6/17/2023 Game Analysis, Picks and Previews
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, Tereza Bleda will compete against Gabriella Fernandes at UFC Vegas 75. Bleda is listed at -275 on the moneyline, while Fernandes is valued at +220.
Tereza Bleda will try to improve her 6-1-0 career record by picking up another victory. The 21-year-old is 5’9″ tall and weighs 125 pounds. The traditional combatant reaches 71. Standing 5’6″ and weighing 125 pounds, Gabriella “Gabi” Fernandes is a female. The Southpaw boxer enters the ring with an 8-2-0 record. The 29-year-old is 66″ long. Tereza Bleda connects on 2.57 important strikes per minute, whereas Gabriella Fernandes connects on 1.73 significant strikes per minute. Fernandes completes 46% of the important strikes she attempts, whereas Bleda completes 50% of them. Bleda receives 2.04 important strikes per minute whereas “Gabi” only takes 1.60 in the Octagon. Fernandes can deflect 55% of the fired bullets, while Bleda can stop 44% of the critical hits her opponents direct.
Tereza Bleda is the better grappler regarding takedowns, doing so 1.13 times every three rounds against her opponents. In her takedown efforts, Bleda succeeds on 25% of her attempts, while her opponents fail on 83% of their takedown attempts. In 15% of her attempted takedowns, Fernandes puts her opponents on the ground, and in 50% of those, she stuffs the takedown attempt. In terms of going for the takedown, Bleda is the more skilled takedown fighter, going for 1.1 takedowns per three rounds, compared to Fernandes’ 0.5.
Tereza Bleda lost to Natalia Silva in her previous fight after receiving a spinning kick to the head in round three. Silva delivered 89 total blows in that battle, landing 62 of them. Bleda finished this bout with 25 of 55 total blows connected. With big strikes, Silva had a 62% success rate, landing 45 of the possible 72. She hit the head with 26 of her 50 major strikes. On the opposite side of the octagon, Bleda succeeded in connecting with 18 of 47 important blows, accounting for 38% of her total. She received 8 of the 33 big headshots that were attempted. Silva connected on 91% of his major blows, while Bleda connected on 72%, all of which were thrown from a distance.
Tereza Bleda vs Gabriella Fernandes 6/17/2023 Game Analysis, Picks and Previews
Gabriella Fernandes faced Jasmine Jasudavicius in her last battle, which she ultimately lost in round three by unanimous decision. Fernandes ultimately succeeded in hitting on 96% of the big blows she attempted at a distance, compared to Jasudavicius’ 66% success rate. Fernandes succeeded with 26 of 56 big swings or 46% of her attempts. She ultimately scored 10 of the important 37 headshots. In the end, Jasudavicius connected on 24 of the contest’s 54 crucial blows. Looking at the substantial strike accuracy, she hit the head with 17 of 46 blows. Jasudavicius finished with 149 of 215 strikes on the ground, while Fernandes connected on 54 of 86 of her total attempts, according to a discussion of the total strikes she let fly in that match.
This Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the 29-year-old Brazilian will take on Tereza Bleda as part of the UFC on ESPN 47 undercard in an effort to avenge her unanimous decision loss to Jasmine Jasudavicius when Fernandes stepped in as a last-minute substitute for Cortney Casey, her career-best seven-fight winning run ended at UFC Fight Night 220 on February 25. The defeat to Jasudavicius still stings. The conditions weren’t the best.
Gabriella Fernandes (+205) vs. Tereza Bleda (-245). Even with that difficult defeat to Natalia Silva in the rearview mirror, Fernandes was so vulnerable off of her back against Jasmine Jasudavicius that it was difficult to pass up another grappling expert in Bleda.
Prediction: Gabriella Fernandes to win by KO in third round
UFC Vegas 75 Best Bet: Gabriella Fernandes (+205)
Location of the fight: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV
Date and Time: Saturday, June 17. 10:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
