Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez will take on Josh Emmett in the UFC Interim Featherweight Title Bout. You can view the full UFC 284 card.

In this post, we will break down Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, Yair Rodriguez is coming in with a 15-3-0 (1 NC) record. Rodriguez will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez in July.

Emmett, meanwhile, is coming off a S-DEC win against Calvin Kattar on July 16, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett and holds a 18-2-0 record.

Yair Rodriguez has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 39-year-old, Josh Emmett is an orthodox fighter with a 70″ 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.

Yair Rodriguez:
→ Rodriguez’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Rodriguez lands 4.67 significant strikes per minute.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown accuracy is 28%.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown average is 0.83 per 15 minutes.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown defense is 62%.

Rodriguez comes in with 45% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.67 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Emmett fires at 37% accuracy, landing about 4.28 significant strikes per minute. Yair Rodriguez also has a 28% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.83 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Emmett’s 1.04 takedowns and 58% takedown accuracy.

Josh Emmett:
→ Emmett’s striking accuracy is 37%.
→ Emmett lands 4.28 significant strikes per minute.
→ Emmett’s takedown accuracy is 40%.
→ Emmett’s takedown average is 1.04 per 15 minutes.
→ Emmett’s takedown defense is 58%.

Josh spent on average 13:10 minutes in the Octagon and Yair has an average fight time of 13:30 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 284 is live in , who do you think will win, Yair or Josh? Sound off in the comments.

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