In a 5-round women’s strawweight bout in the main event, Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 60 — also known as UFC Vegas 94 — at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ESPN 60: Lemos vs. Jandiroba odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims begin 5:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN2/ESPN+, while the main card starts at 8 p.m. ET, also on ESPN/ESPN+.
Records: Lemos (14-3-1) | Jandiroba (20-3-0)
Lemos suffered a unanimous-decision loss at UFC 292 in her 1st championship bout against Zhang Weili in Aug. 2023. She bounced back with a unanimous-decision win over Mackenzie Dern last time out at UFC 298.
As the quality of opponent has increased, so has the distance of her fights. After finishing inside the distance in 5 of 6 bouts from March 2021 to Nov. 2022, she has gone the distance in each of the past 2 outings.
Jandiroba heads into this fight with 4 consecutive fights which have gone the distance, including 3 straight wins. Her last fight was March 30 against Loopy Godinez. The last time Jandiroba finished inside the distance was a TKO – Doctor’s Stoppage win against Kanako Murata in June 2021.
The southpaw Lemos holds a 1-inch reach advantage over her counterpart. Lemos also has a 3.43 significant strikes landed per minute, to just 2.30 for Jandiroba. Lemos also has a slight 58.74%-to-57.70% significant strikes accuracy percentage.
On the mat, Jandrioba has racked up a 2.36 takedown average, and 1.25 submission average. Lemos will definitely want to try and keep this fight upright, as Jandiroba’s biggest advantage is on the canvas.
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UFC on ESPN 60: Lemos vs. Jandiroba odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:40 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Lemos +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Jandiroba -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Over/Under: 3.5 rounds (Over -112 | Under -112)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +142 | No -182)
UFC on ESPN 60: Lemos vs. Jandiroba picks and predictions
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
LEMOS (+110) is a strong play as a short ‘dog against Jandiroba (-134).
Lemos has been a championship contender, and she knows what it takes to get the job done, especially when it comes to wowing the judges.
Since arriving at the UFC level, Lemos has 4 decisions, with 3 victories. Jandiroba has ended up going the distance in each of her past 4 fights. As such, go with LEMOS BY POINTS (+500) lightly for a chance to multiply up by 5 times.
Over/Under (O/U)
It’s rather surprising that YES (+142): FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE? is plus-money. Again, Lemos has gone the distance in each of her past 2 fights, including a 5-round outing against Zhang. And Jandiroba has ended up needing the help of the judges to determine a winner in 4 straight fights.
If you don’t want to declare a winner, but still want action in the main event, playing the distance is a solid wager.
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