Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 199: Dern vs. Rodriguez is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 9, 2021, in —. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Mackenzie Dern will take on Marina Rodriguez in the Women’s Strawweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 199 card.

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

The 31-year-old, Mackenzie Dern is coming in with a 11-1-0 record. Dern will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Nina Nunes at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland in April.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Michelle Waterson on April 10, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson and holds a 14-1-2 record.

Mackenzie Dern has an orthodox fighting stance with a 63″ reach. The 36-year-old, Marina Rodriguez is an orthodox fighter with a 65″ 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.

Mackenzie Dern:
→ Dern’s striking accuracy is 38%.
→ Dern lands 3.64 significant strikes per minute.
→ Dern’s takedown accuracy is 10%.
→ Dern’s takedown average is 0.51 per 15 minutes.
→ Dern’s takedown defense is 0%.

Dern comes in with 38% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.64 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Rodriguez fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 4.89 significant strikes per minute. Mackenzie Dern also has a 10% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.51 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Rodriguez’s 0.28 takedowns and 62% takedown accuracy.

Marina Rodriguez:
→ Rodriguez’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Rodriguez lands 4.89 significant strikes per minute.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown average is 0.28 per 15 minutes.
→ Rodriguez’s takedown defense is 62%.

Marina spent on average 13:37 minutes in the Octagon and Mackenzie has an average fight time of 8:22 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 199 is live in , who do you think will win, Mackenzie or Marina? Sound off in the comments.

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