Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 195: Barboza vs. Chikadze is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 28, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Edson “Junior” Barboza will take on Giga Chikadze in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 195 card.

In this post, we will break down Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 38-year-old, Edson Barboza is coming in with a 22-9-0 record. Barboza will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Shane Burgos at UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler in May.

Chikadze, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Cub Swanson on May 15, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka and holds a 13-2-0 record.

Edson Barboza has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 36-year-old, Giga Chikadze is an orthodox 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.

Edson Barboza:
→ Barboza’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Barboza lands 4.16 significant strikes per minute.
→ Barboza’s takedown accuracy is 44%.
→ Barboza’s takedown average is 0.42 per 15 minutes.
→ Barboza’s takedown defense is 78%.

Barboza comes in with 44% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.16 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Chikadze fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 3.55 significant strikes per minute. Edson Barboza also has a 44% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.42 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Chikadze’s 0.38 takedowns and 68% takedown accuracy.

Giga Chikadze:
→ Chikadze’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Chikadze lands 3.55 significant strikes per minute.
→ Chikadze’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Chikadze’s takedown average is 0.38 per 15 minutes.
→ Chikadze’s takedown defense is 68%.

Giga spent on average 11:18 minutes in the Octagon and Edson has an average fight time of 11:27 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 195 is live in , who do you think will win, Edson or Giga? Sound off in the comments.

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