Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 66: Cannonier vs. Strickland is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres will take on Julian “Juicy J” Erosa in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 66 card.

In this post, we will break down Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Alex Caceres is coming in with a 19-13-0 (1 NC) record. Caceres will be fighting for the first time since a loss via U-DEC against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev in March.

Erosa, meanwhile, is coming off a U-DEC win against Hakeem Dawodu on March 12, 2022 at UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson and holds a 28-10-0 record.

Alex Caceres has an southpaw fighting stance with a 73″ reach. The 35-year-old, Julian Erosa is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alex Caceres:
→ Caceres’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Caceres lands 4.15 significant strikes per minute.
→ Caceres’s takedown accuracy is 70%.
→ Caceres’s takedown average is 0.58 per 15 minutes.
→ Caceres’s takedown defense is 64%.

Caceres comes in with 51% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.15 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Erosa fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 6.26 significant strikes per minute. Alex Caceres also has a 70% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.58 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Erosa’s 1.73 takedowns and 61% takedown accuracy.

Julian Erosa:
→ Erosa’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Erosa lands 6.26 significant strikes per minute.
→ Erosa’s takedown accuracy is 48%.
→ Erosa’s takedown average is 1.73 per 15 minutes.
→ Erosa’s takedown defense is 61%.

Julian spent on average 9:23 minutes in the Octagon and Alex has an average fight time of 12:02 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 66 is live in , who do you think will win, Alex or Julian? Sound off in the comments.

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