Jennifer Maia vs. Maryna Moroz – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 65: Lewis vs. Spivac is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jennifer Maia will take on Maryna “Iron Lady” Moroz in the Women’s Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 65 card.

In this post, we will break down Jennifer Maia vs. Maryna Moroz matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Jennifer Maia is coming in with a 19-9-1 record. Maia will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus in March.

Moroz, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB win against Mariya Agapova on March 26, 2022 at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal and holds a 11-3-2000 record.

Jennifer Maia has an orthodox fighting stance with a 64″ reach. The 33-year-old, Maryna Moroz 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.

Jennifer Maia:
→ Maia’s striking accuracy is 36%.
→ Maia lands 3.61 significant strikes per minute.
→ Maia’s takedown accuracy is 30%.
→ Maia’s takedown average is 0.33 per 15 minutes.
→ Maia’s takedown defense is 55%.

Maia comes in with 36% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.61 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Moroz fires at 32% accuracy, landing about 4.04 significant strikes per minute. Jennifer Maia also has a 30% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.33 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Moroz’s 0.78 takedowns and 47% takedown accuracy.

Maryna Moroz:
→ Moroz’s striking accuracy is 32%.
→ Moroz lands 4.04 significant strikes per minute.
→ Moroz’s takedown accuracy is 22%.
→ Moroz’s takedown average is 0.78 per 15 minutes.
→ Moroz’s takedown defense is 47%.

Maryna spent on average 12:46 minutes in the Octagon and Jennifer has an average fight time of 14:57 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 65 is live in , who do you think will win, Jennifer or Maryna? Sound off in the comments.

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