Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Kallang, Singapore. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Zhang “Magnum” Weili will take on Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the Women’s Strawweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 275 card.

In this post, we will break down Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Zhang Weili is coming in with a 21-3-0 record. Weili will be fighting for the first time since a loss via split decision against Rose Namajunas at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 in November.

Jedrzejczyk, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision loss against Zhang Weili on November 6, 2021 at UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero and holds a 16-4-0 record.

Zhang Weili has an switch fighting stance with a 63″ reach. The 37-year-old, Joanna Jedrzejczyk is an orthodox fighter with a 65″ 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.

Zhang Weili:
→ Weili’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Weili lands 5.47 significant strikes per minute.
→ Weili’s takedown accuracy is 31%.
→ Weili’s takedown average is 1.75 per 15 minutes.
→ Weili’s takedown defense is 60%.

Weili comes in with 45% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.47 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Jedrzejczyk fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 6.30 significant strikes per minute. Zhang Weili also has a 31% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.75 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Jedrzejczyk’s 0.28 takedowns and 81% takedown accuracy.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk:
→ Jedrzejczyk’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Jedrzejczyk lands 6.30 significant strikes per minute.
→ Jedrzejczyk’s takedown accuracy is 62%.
→ Jedrzejczyk’s takedown average is 0.28 per 15 minutes.
→ Jedrzejczyk’s takedown defense is 81%.

Joanna spent on average 19:24 minutes in the Octagon and Zhang has an average fight time of 12:14 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 275 is live in , who do you think will win, Zhang or Joanna? Sound off in the comments.

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