Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes – 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, Cynthia Calvillo will take on Nina Nunes in the Women’s Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 67 card.

In this post, we will break down Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 37-year-old, Cynthia Calvillo is coming in with a 9-4-1 record. Calvillo will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez in November.

Nunes, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Mackenzie Dern on November 13, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland and holds a 10-7-0 record.

Cynthia Calvillo has an orthodox fighting stance with a 64″ reach. The 38-year-old, Nina Nunes is an orthodox fighter with a 64″ 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.

Cynthia Calvillo:
→ Calvillo’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Calvillo lands 4.27 significant strikes per minute.
→ Calvillo’s takedown accuracy is 43%.
→ Calvillo’s takedown average is 1.75 per 15 minutes.
→ Calvillo’s takedown defense is 73%.

Calvillo comes in with 40% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.27 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Nunes fires at 47% accuracy, landing about 4.64 significant strikes per minute. Cynthia Calvillo also has a 43% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.75 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Nunes’s 0.28 takedowns and 76% takedown accuracy.

Nina Nunes:
→ Nunes’s striking accuracy is 47%.
→ Nunes lands 4.64 significant strikes per minute.
→ Nunes’s takedown accuracy is 40%.
→ Nunes’s takedown average is 0.28 per 15 minutes.
→ Nunes’s takedown defense is 76%.

Nina spent on average 13:33 minutes in the Octagon and Cynthia has an average fight time of 12:26 minutes.

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

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