Gillian Robertson vs. Poliana Botelho – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 180: Ortega vs. Korean Zombie is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 17, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Gillian “The Savage” Robertson will take on Poliana Botelho in the Women’s Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 180 card.

In this post, we will break down Gillian Robertson vs. Poliana Botelho matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 29-year-old, Gillian Robertson is coming in with a 8-4-0 record. Robertson will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov in June.

Botelho, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Lauren Mueller on June 20, 2020 at UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 and holds a 8-2-0 record.

Gillian Robertson has an orthodox fighting stance with a 63″ reach. The 35-year-old, Poliana Botelho is an orthodox fighter with a 67″ 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.

Gillian Robertson:
→ Robertson’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Robertson lands 1.96 significant strikes per minute.
→ Robertson’s takedown accuracy is 52%.
→ Robertson’s takedown average is 3.33 per 15 minutes.
→ Robertson’s takedown defense is 0%.

Robertson comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 1.96 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Botelho fires at 58% accuracy, landing about 3.65 significant strikes per minute. Gillian Robertson also has a 52% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.33 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Botelho’s 1.27 takedowns and 88% takedown accuracy.

Poliana Botelho:
→ Botelho’s striking accuracy is 58%.
→ Botelho lands 3.65 significant strikes per minute.
→ Botelho’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Botelho’s takedown average is 1.27 per 15 minutes.
→ Botelho’s takedown defense is 88%.

Poliana spent on average 8:50 minutes in the Octagon and Gillian has an average fight time of 7:05 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 180 is live in , who do you think will win, Gillian or Poliana? Sound off in the comments.

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