The ladies take center stage as the UFC returns to Nevada for UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday night. Amanda Lemos is taking on Virna Jandiroba in the main event in a strawweight clash, with Jandiroba the favorite in what looks set to be a close fight. In our latest UFC betting picks, we tell you if the best MMA betting sites have called it right.
Amanda Lemos is a former UFC strawweight title challenger. She lost her title challenge to Zhang Weili at UFC 292, just under a year ago. Lemos is now the No.3 fighter in the UFC strawweight rankings, and she will be hoping that a win over Virna Jandiroba will be enough to see her get another shot at winning the 115-pound title.
Virna Jandiroba is the No.5 ranked strawweight fighter in the UFC. She has never fought for a UFC world title, but Jandiroba is a former holder of the Invicta FC strawweight title. The Brazilian will be hoping a win over her higher-ranked opponent will open the door for her to have her crack at Zhang Weili in the not-too-distant future.
The UFC betting sites are giving Virna Jandiroba the edge over Amanda Lemos in their fight on Saturday.
On the money line, Virna Jandiroba is the betting favorite at -130. Amanda Lemos is +100. On the total rounds spread, the fight to last over 2.5 rounds is -155. To last under 2.5 rounds is +125.
Onto the props, and the first market we are looking at is the method of victory.
The shortest UFC Vegas betting odds in this market is for Lemos to win by KO/TKO/DQ. To win by this method, Lemos is +205. We found this slightly surprising, as we expected a win for Jandiroba by submission to be the shortest price in this market.
A win for Amanda Lemos on points is +425 and by submission is +1800.
Virna Jandiroba is +215 to win by submission, +240 to win on points, and +1600 to win by KO/TKO/DQ.
More Amanda Lemos vs. Virna Jandiroba betting options from different bookmakers are available on our UFC odds table. All our odds are from the best sites for UFC betting.
Amanda Lemos is a 37-year-old Brazilian with a Mixed Martial Arts record of 14-3-1. She is a former challenger for the strawweight title, having lost to Zhang Weili by unanimous decision at UFC 292 in August 2023.
That was the 17th fight of her career. In her 18th and most recent, Lemos bounced back with a unanimous decision win of her own over Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298 in February.
Amanda Lemos is a fighter who prefers to fight on her feet. Eight of her 14 MMA wins have come by KO or TKO, highlighting her striking power and underlining her credentials as one of the biggest punching women in the UFC.
In addition to her eight KO wins are three submission victories and three wins on the judges’ scorecards. Her three losses have come by KO, submission, and decision
Virna Jandiroba is also from Brazil and at 36, is 12 months younger than her opponent on Saturday.
Jandiroba has a MMA record of 20-3-0. Thirteen of her 20 wins have come by submission, six have come on the scorecards, and only one victory has come via a KO. All three of her defeats have come on the scorecards.
As you would expect with a record of 13 wins by submission, Virna Jandiroba has excellent ground skills.
Furthermore, in her three most recent fights the stats show that she had more than 25 minutes of control time. All three of those fights saw Jandiroba win by unanimous decision on the scorecards.
There is a clear disparity in the styles of both fighters. Amanda Lemos will try to keep the fight vertical, and Virna Jandiroba will try to take the fight to the mat. Whoever comes out on top and dictates how the battle will be fought will likely win.
Virna Jandiroba is on a three-fight winning run. Her confidence will be high and she hopes to cash in on any insecurities Lemos might still hold after her disappointing loss to Zhang Weili.
In her defeat to Weili, Lemos was taken down six times. Okay, we know that Jandiroba isn’t in the same class as Weili. But we feel she will still have too much for Lemos.
The blueprint is there for Jandiroba to follow. Our betting pick is for Virna Jandiroba to beat Amanda Lemos. The win will be by either decision or submission. So the safest bet is just to back Jandiroba to win.
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