After a free weekend off on the UFC fight schedule, we are back in action this Saturday with a UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. One of the most intriguing betting matchups on the card is this top-10 women’s flyweight bout between Viviane Araujo and Natalia Silva.
Araujo v. Silva Picks
- Silva by decision +240.
Continue reading for the official Araujo vs Silva prediction ahead of placing any UFC bets on this weekend’s card.
Araujo vs. Silva Information
Viviane Araujo vs Natalia Silva
Location of the game: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Date and Time: February 03, 2024. 7 PM ET main card start
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Araujo is coming off a big unanimous decision win over Jennifer Maia last October.
Silva is coming off an impressive unanimous decision victory over Andrea Lee at UFC 292 in August.
Araujo vs. Silva Betting Analysis
Viviane Araujo
Araujo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a record of 12-5, including 3 TKO/KO wins and 4 submissions. She’s the former Pancrase strawweight champion and has her black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
The 5’4” orthodox striker has a 68” reach and averages 15:35 of octagon time at 37 years old. In Araujo’s UFC career so far, she averages 4.34 significant strikes landed and 5.19 significant strikes absorbed per minute. She mixes in an average of 1.83 takedowns per 15 minutes at a 46% success rate, along with a solid 77% takedown defense as well.
Natalia Silva
Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist with a record of 16-5-1. Including 5 TKO/KO wins and 7 submissions at only the age of 26. Before joining the UFC, she won the Jungle Fight women’s flyweight title and defended it once. She has won one performance bonus in the UFC so far.
Silva is a 5’4” southpaw with a 65” reach. She averages an impressive 5.20 significant strikes landed per minute in the octagon, while only absorbing an average of 2.23. She has a 65% striking defense as well. While only averaging 0.68 takedowns per 15 minutes, Silva holds a stingy 92% takedown defense.
Updates
No injuries have been reported to the UFC or ESPN.
Araujo vs. Silva Betting Preview
To make the proper Araujo vs Silva prediction, you need to understand what the betting lines are and how the styles of these women will clash in the octagon. When there are upcoming UFC fights like this one, it’s always worth betting on them.
According to the available UFC odds, Aruajo is coming in as the sizeable +285 underdog to Silva at -350 as the betting favorite. The o3.5 round total is heavily favored at -300 and the bout is +215 to end inside the 15-minute limit.
Stylistically, this has the potential to be one of the best fights this weekend. Araujo is probably in the last chapter of her career and she will be motivated to put together her best performance yet to make a run at the title this year.
Araujo has become a really solid all-around mixed martial artist. When she’s at her best in the octagon, she is mixing in takedowns and working off of those. When she can get to an opponent’s legs, she can use her feints to land a big overhand right.
Silva has shown she is the new generation of women’s MMA with how sharp she looks on the feet. Her Muay Thai style and background shine bright in the octagon with fast counters, combinations, and kicks. She will also grab a limb and submit just about anybody if she sees the opportunity on the ground.
Araujo vs. Silva Betting Prediction
This bout is going under the radar compared to all the fights on the UFC schedule this weekend, but at least you know if you are reading this.
After breaking down this fight both technically and in the sportsbooks, the official Araujo vs Silva prediction is that Silva will get her hand raised as the winner after proving to be way too much for Araujo.
Silva took her bumps as a teenager in professional MMA and now has hit her stride by winning 10 fights in a row. Taking Silva to win inside the distance at +240 is a great bet to make.
- Silva by decision +240.
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