Daniel Rodriguez vs. Bryan Barberena – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 183: Felder vs. dos Anjos is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez will take on Bryan “Bam Bam” Barberena in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 183 card.

In this post, we will break down Daniel Rodriguez vs. Bryan Barberena matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 37-year-old, Daniel Rodriguez is coming in with a 13-1-0 record. Rodriguez will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Dwight Grant at UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar in August.

Barberena, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Anthony Ivy on August 22, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill and holds a 15-7-0 record.

Daniel Rodriguez has an southpaw fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 34-year-old, Bryan Barberena is an southpaw fighter with a 72″ 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.

Daniel Rodriguez:
→ Rodriguez’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Rodriguez lands 8.46 significant strikes per minute.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown accuracy is 83%.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown average is 1.83 per 15 minutes.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown defense is 66%.

Rodriguez comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 8.46 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Barberena fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 5.48 significant strikes per minute. Daniel Rodriguez also has a 83% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.83 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Barberena’s 0.23 takedowns and 60% takedown accuracy.

Bryan Barberena:
→ Barberena’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Barberena lands 5.48 significant strikes per minute.
→ Barberena’s takedown accuracy is 28%.
→ Barberena’s takedown average is 0.23 per 15 minutes.
→ Barberena’s takedown defense is 60%.

Bryan spent on average 11:50 minutes in the Octagon and Daniel has an average fight time of 10:15 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 183 is live in , who do you think will win, Daniel or Bryan? Sound off in the comments.

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