Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Cory McKenna – 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, Cheyanne “The Warrior Princess” Vlismas will take on Cory “Poppins” McKenna in the Women’s Strawweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 66 card.

In this post, we will break down Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Cory McKenna matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 29-year-old, Cheyanne Vlismas is coming in with a 7-2 record. Vlismas will be fighting for the first time since a win via U-DEC against Mallory Martin at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo in December.

McKenna, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB win against Miranda Granger on December 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill and holds a 7-2 record.

Cheyanne Vlismas has an switch fighting stance with a 63″ reach. The 25-year-old, Cory McKenna is an orthodox fighter with a 58″ 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.

Cheyanne Vlismas:
→ Vlismas’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Vlismas lands 5.83 significant strikes per minute.
→ Vlismas’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Vlismas’s takedown average is 0.33 per 15 minutes.
→ Vlismas’s takedown defense is 73%.

Vlismas comes in with 51% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.83 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, McKenna fires at 42% accuracy, landing about 3.47 significant strikes per minute. Cheyanne Vlismas also has a 33% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.33 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to McKenna’s 2.06 takedowns and 71% takedown accuracy.

Cory McKenna:
→ McKenna’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ McKenna lands 3.47 significant strikes per minute.
→ McKenna’s takedown accuracy is 53%.
→ McKenna’s takedown average is 2.06 per 15 minutes.
→ McKenna’s takedown defense is 71%.

Cory spent on average 12:46 minutes in the Octagon and Cheyanne has an average fight time of 11:30 minutes.

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

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