Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Josiane “Josi” Nunes will take on Zarah “Infinite” Fairn in the Women’s Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 283 card.

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

The 30-year-old, Josiane Nunes is coming in with a 9-1 record. Nunes will be fighting for the first time since a win via U-DEC against Ramona Pascual at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green in February.

Fairn, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Felicia Spencer on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo and holds a 6-4 record.

Josiane Nunes has an southpaw fighting stance with a 67″ reach. The 40-year-old, Zarah Fairn is an orthodox fighter with a 72″ 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.

Josiane Nunes:
→ Nunes’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ Nunes lands 7.54 significant strikes per minute.
→ Nunes’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Nunes’s takedown average is 0 per 15 minutes.
→ Nunes’s takedown defense is 70%.

Nunes comes in with 42% striking accuracy, typically landing about 7.54 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Fairn fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 1.98 significant strikes per minute. Josiane Nunes also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Fairn’s 0 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Zarah Fairn:
→ Fairn’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Fairn lands 1.98 significant strikes per minute.
→ Fairn’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Fairn’s takedown average is 0 per 15 minutes.
→ Fairn’s takedown defense is 50%.

Zarah spent on average 3:47 minutes in the Octagon and Josiane has an average fight time of 9:57 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 283 is live in , who do you think will win, Josiane or Zarah? Sound off in the comments.

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