Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira will take on Peter Sobotta in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 14 card.

In this post, we will break down Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Alex Oliveira is coming in with a 20-8-1 (2 NC) record. Oliveira will be fighting for the first time since a win via split decision against Max Griffin at UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero in March.

Sobotta, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Leon Edwards on March 7, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov and holds a 17-6-1 record.

Alex Oliveira has an orthodox fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 37-year-old, Peter Sobotta is an southpaw fighter with a 75″ 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.

Alex Oliveira:
→ Oliveira’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Oliveira lands 2.88 significant strikes per minute.
→ Oliveira’s takedown accuracy is 37%.
→ Oliveira’s takedown average is 2.69 per 15 minutes.
→ Oliveira’s takedown defense is 58%.

Oliveira comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.88 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Sobotta fires at 39% accuracy, landing about 2.17 significant strikes per minute. Alex Oliveira also has a 37% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.69 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Sobotta’s 1.76 takedowns and 77% takedown accuracy.

Peter Sobotta:
→ Sobotta’s striking accuracy is 39%.
→ Sobotta lands 2.17 significant strikes per minute.
→ Sobotta’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Sobotta’s takedown average is 1.76 per 15 minutes.
→ Sobotta’s takedown defense is 77%.

Peter spent on average 11:23 minutes in the Octagon and Alex has an average fight time of 9:50 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 14 is live in , who do you think will win, Alex or Peter? Sound off in the comments.

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