The day of the long-awaited rematch between champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko is approaching, in which the Mexican will expose her flyweight title for the first time.
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be the venue that will host the fight in which Grasso could retain her title on a very special date, as it will coincide with the anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.
On March 4 of this year, the then 29-year-old Grasso broke all odds by taking the belt from undefeated Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285.
And with a historic submission, the Guadalajara, Jalisco native became the first Mexican UFC champion.
For her part, 'The Bullet' will arrive at UFC 227 with a thirst for revenge and ready to regain her title, which she held for nearly five years before losing to Grasso.
This Saturday, September 16, the best pound-for-pound fighter today will expose the belt for the first time in a rematch with Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of UFC Fight Night Las Vegas.
Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko: Statistics
Alexa Grasso
- Record: 16-3-0
- Height: 5' 5''
- Weight: 124.50 pounds
- Reach: 66 inches
- Leg Reach: 37.5 inches
- Wins by KO/TKO: 25%
- Wins by Submission: 13%
- Average fight time: 14:12
- Average knockdowns per 15 minutes: 0
- Punches landed per minute: 4.88
- Significant strikes: 43%
- Punches landed per minute: 4.07
- Defense: 59% Defense: 59% Defense: 59% Defense: 59
- Grappling
- Average knockdown per 15 minutes: 0.38
- Knockdown Effectiveness: 44% Knockdown Effectiveness: 44% Knockdown Defense: 61% Knockdown Defense: 61
- Knockdown Defense: 61
- Average submissions per 15 minutes: 0.58% Average submissions per 15 minutes: 0.58
Valentina Shevchenko
- Record: 23-4-0
- Height: 5' 5''
- Weight: 124.50 pounds
- Reach: 67 inches
- Leg Reach: 38 inches
- Wins by KO/TKO: 14%
- Wins by Submission: 12%
- Average fight time: 17:29
- Average knockdowns per 15 minutes: 0.06
- Punches landed per minute: 3.29
- Significant strikes: 53%
- Punches landed per minute: 1.99
- Defense: 63% Defense: 63% Defense: 63% Defense: 63% Defense: 63% Defense: 63% Defense: 63
- Grappling
- Average knockdown per 15 minutes: 2.57
- Knockdown Effectiveness: 64
- Knockdown Defense: 72% Knockdown Defense: 72% Knockdown Defense: 72% Submission Average per 15 minutes: 0.34
- Average Submission Rate per 15 minutes: 0.34
Who is more likely to win this weekend?
Although the bout between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will be intense, as 'The Bullet will go all out to regain her belt, the odds of victory point to the Mexican with +140 and the Kyrgyz with -166.
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