Lando Vannata vs. Bobby Green – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 173: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Lando “Groovy” Vannata will take on Bobby “King” Green in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 173 card.

In this post, we will break down Lando Vannata vs. Bobby Green matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, Lando Vannata is coming in with a 11-4-2 record. Vannata will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Yancy Medeiros at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz in February.

Green, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Clay Guida on February 15, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov and holds a 25-10-1 record.

Lando Vannata has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 38-year-old, Bobby Green is an orthodox fighter with a 71″ 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.

Lando Vannata:
→ Vannata’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Vannata lands 4.72 significant strikes per minute.
→ Vannata’s takedown accuracy is 36%.
→ Vannata’s takedown average is 1.15 per 15 minutes.
→ Vannata’s takedown defense is 64%.

Vannata comes in with 44% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.72 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Green fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 5.01 significant strikes per minute. Lando Vannata also has a 36% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.15 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Green’s 1.19 takedowns and 74% takedown accuracy.

Bobby Green:
→ Green’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Green lands 5.01 significant strikes per minute.
→ Green’s takedown accuracy is 31%.
→ Green’s takedown average is 1.19 per 15 minutes.
→ Green’s takedown defense is 74%.

Bobby spent on average 12:35 minutes in the Octagon and Lando has an average fight time of 11:33 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 173 is live in , who do you think will win, Lando or Bobby? Sound off in the comments.

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