Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jessica “Bate Estaca” Andrade will take on Cynthia Calvillo in the Women’s Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 266 card.

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

The 33-year-old, Jessica Andrade is coming in with a 21-9-0 record. Andrade will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 in April.

Calvillo, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Katlyn Chookagian on April 24, 2021 at UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez and holds a 9-2-1 record.

Jessica Andrade has an orthodox fighting stance with a 62″ reach. The 37-year-old, Cynthia Calvillo 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.

Jessica Andrade:
→ Andrade’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Andrade lands 6.15 significant strikes per minute.
→ Andrade’s takedown accuracy is 55%.
→ Andrade’s takedown average is 2.97 per 15 minutes.
→ Andrade’s takedown defense is 66%.

Andrade comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 6.15 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Calvillo fires at 41% accuracy, landing about 4.18 significant strikes per minute. Jessica Andrade also has a 55% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.97 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Calvillo’s 1.85 takedowns and 71% takedown accuracy.

Cynthia Calvillo:
→ Calvillo’s striking accuracy is 41%.
→ Calvillo lands 4.18 significant strikes per minute.
→ Calvillo’s takedown accuracy is 44%.
→ Calvillo’s takedown average is 1.85 per 15 minutes.
→ Calvillo’s takedown defense is 71%.

Cynthia spent on average 13:32 minutes in the Octagon and Jessica has an average fight time of 10:06 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC 266 is live in , who do you think will win, Jessica or Cynthia? Sound off in the comments.

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