Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 67: Vera vs. Cruz is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in San Diego, California, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alexa Grasso will take on Viviane “Vivi” Araujo in the Women’s Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 67 card.

In this post, we will break down Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 31-year-old, Alexa Grasso is coming in with a 14-3-0 record. Grasso will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Joanne Wood at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus in March.

Araujo, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Andrea Lee on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic and holds a 11-3-0 record.

Alexa Grasso has an orthodox fighting stance with a 66″ reach. The 38-year-old, Viviane Araujo is an orthodox fighter with a 68″ 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.

Alexa Grasso:
→ Grasso’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Grasso lands 4.92 significant strikes per minute.
→ Grasso’s takedown accuracy is 57%.
→ Grasso’s takedown average is 0.54 per 15 minutes.
→ Grasso’s takedown defense is 60%.

Grasso comes in with 43% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.92 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Araujo fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 4.76 significant strikes per minute. Alexa Grasso also has a 57% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.54 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Araujo’s 2.23 takedowns and 90% takedown accuracy.

Viviane Araujo:
→ Araujo’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Araujo lands 4.76 significant strikes per minute.
→ Araujo’s takedown accuracy is 60%.
→ Araujo’s takedown average is 2.23 per 15 minutes.
→ Araujo’s takedown defense is 90%.

Viviane spent on average 14:24 minutes in the Octagon and Alexa has an average fight time of 12:25 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 67 is live in , who do you think will win, Alexa or Viviane? Sound off in the comments.

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