Matthew Lowrimore
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UFC on ESPN 60 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a women’s strawweight fight between Amanda Ribas and Virna Jandiroba as the Main Event. Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC on ESPN 60 Main Card fights.
UFC on ESPN 60 Main Card Best Bets
Virna Jandiroba ML over Amanda Lemos (-135)
The Main Event at UFC on ESPN 60 will see Virna Jandiroba take on Amanda Lemos. Jandiroba comes into this fight with an MMA record of 20-3 and she is 6-3 in the UFC. Jandiroba is averaging 2.30 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 38%. She is absorbing 2.96 strikes and has a striking defense of 57%. Her grappling has been strong though, averaging 2.36 takedowns per every 15 minutes and 1.2 submission attempts during the same time period. Her takedown accuracy is 36% and her takedown defense is 73%.
Jandiroba is the small favorite in this fight and looks to be the best play. Where Jandiroba’s striking is lacking compared to Lemos, her grappling is much better. For that reason, backing Jandiroba to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Amanda Ribas vs Virna Jandiroba prediction
Steve Garcia ML over SeungWoo Choi (-142)
The fourth fight on the Main Card at UFC on ESPN 60 will see Steve Garcia take on SeungWoo Choi. Garcia comes into this fight with an MMA record of 15-5 and he is 5-2 in the UFC. Garcia is averaging 4.85 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 56%. He is absorbing 2.40 strikes and has a striking defense of 46%. His grappling has been solid, averaging 1.31 takedowns per every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 44% and his takedown defense is 88%.
Garcia is the favorite in this fight and looks to be the best play. He has a clear edge in both striking and grappling and is in much better form, going 3-1 in his last 4 UFC fights, while Choi is 1-3 in his last 4 UFC fights. Because Garcia has been in better form, backing him to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Steve Garcia vs. SeungWoo Choi prediction
Kaynan Kruschewsky ML over Kurt Holobaugh (-130)
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC on ESPN 60 will see Kaynan Kruschewsky take on Kurt Holobaugh. Kruschewsky comes into this fight with an MMA record of 15-2 and he is 1-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.08 significant strikes per minute and he has a striking accuracy of 39%. Kruschewsky is absorbing 4.79 strikes and has a striking defense of 47%. His grappling has also been solid, averaging 2.18 takedowns per every 15 minutes and he is averaging 2.2 submission attempts over the same time period.
Kruschewsky is only a small favorite in this fight, but looks to be the best option. He has a significant edge in both striking and grappling, while Holobaugh has struggled to just 1 UFC wins across 7 fights. Because Holobaugh has not been able to put together many good fights in a row, backing Kruschewsky to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Kurt Holobaugh vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky prediction
