Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba prediction, odds, pick for UFC 321

The time has finally come for the UFC 321 Co-Important Event as we bring you a betting prediction and pick for this Women’s Strawweight (115) championship bout. Fellow Brazilians meet as No. 1 contender Virna Jandiroba takes on No. 5-ranked Mackenzie Dern.  Check our UFC odds series for the Dern-Jandiroba prediction and pick.

Mackenzie Dern (15-5) has gone 10-5 since joining the UFC back in 2018. With back-to-back wins, including a recent performance bonus over Amanda Ribas, Dern steps into her first title opportunity after facing a few of one of the best fighter within the division. She is available in because the betting favorite over the experienced veteran. Dern stands 5-foot-4 with a 63-inch reach.

Virna Jandiroba (22-3) has gone 8-3 contained in the UFC since 2019. After spending a while near the underside, she’s won five consecutive fights in dominant fashion en path to her No. 1 rating. Now, she’ll have a probability to fight for the title for the primary time along with her ultimate goal within sight. Jandiroba stands 5-foot-3 with a 64-inch reach.

Listed below are the UFC 321 Odds, courtesy of DraftKings. 

UFC 321 Odds: Mackenzie Dern-Virna Jandiroba Odds

Mackenzie Dern: -155

Virna Jandiroba: +130

Over 4.5 rounds: -125

Under 4.5 rounds: -105

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Why Mackenzie Dern Will Win

• Last Fight: (L) Amanda Ribas – SUB (armbar , R3)
• Last 5: 3-2
• Finishes: 8 SUB

Mackenzie Dern has finally exacted her title shot following a ‘Performance of the Night’ submission over a surging Amanda Ribas. It marked Dern’s fifth UFC win by submission as she’s top-of-the-line female jiu jitsu practitioners to ever grace the UFC octagon. Much more impressive, her striking has improved greatly and she or he’s shown a fearless attitude when exchanges strikes along with her recent opponents.

Still, Mackenzie Dern can have her world-class grappling to fall back on during this fight as her opponent loves to search out offense from there as well. Jandiroba normally finds her success by keeping opponents underneath her on the bottom, but Dern shall be a serious threat to throw submission attempts from there while seeking to reverse positions.

To achieve success here, Mackenzie Dern can have to are available with a tested game plan, knowing when she should take the fight to the bottom. She’ll be the faster opponent on her feet and will pose a difficulty for Jandiroba within the striking. Still, her opponent has a solid chin, so her clearest path to the belt shall be winning this fight via submission.

Why Virna Jandiroba Will Win

• Last Fight: (W) Yan Xiaonan – U DEC
• Last 5: 5-0
• Finishes: 1 KO/TKO, 14 SUB

Nobody is more deserving of this vacant title shot than Virna Jandiroba because of her last five wins. She earned a performance bonus with a submission against Amanda Lemos and notched 4 of those wins by unanimous decision, so she’s actually hitting a rhythm along with her fighting style that is resulted in wins. While this may increasingly not be her hardest opponent to-date, it’s actually one of the best grappler she’s needed to face in her profession.

Virna Jandiroba’s dominant success comes from her taking opponents down, finding top position, and nagging them with constant strikes on the bottom. She’s lethal when trying to find a mounted crucifix position and if she’s in a position to negate Dern’s submission offense, she should take away her opponent’s biggest strength on this one.

Nevertheless, Jandiroba can have to be equally diligent in defending the takedowns and submission attempts. With 14 submissions under her belt, she has yet to be submitted in her profession and already poses an enormous threat on the bottom to Dern.

Final Mackenzie Dern-Virna Jandiroba Prediction & Pick

This Strawweight title fight is about to feature two of one of the best grapplers in Women’s MMA who’ve each earned their shot for the belt. Between them, the 2 fighters share 22 total submission wins with no submission losses on either record. Nevertheless, given their fighting styles, we will almost guarantee that this fight will hit the mat sooner or later.

Mackenzie Dern is way more aggressive in chasing submissions versus Jandiroba, who uses her grappling to manage opponents and negate their offense. On the feet, I see Mackenzie Dern being the more energetic side along with her fearless striking, so it might be Jandiroba forcing the grappling exchanges if things get hot on the feet.

On the bottom, we’ve to love Mackenzie Dern’s ability to search out submissions from bad positions, which Jandiroba is likel yto put her in during this one. Nevertheless, we like her possibilities to be the more explosive side finding her way out of Jandiroba’s smothering style.

For our final prediction, we’ll roll with Mackenzie Dern to win this fight by submission. She hasn’t had too many willing grapplers stand across from her and when opponents do selected to grapple along with her, it’s always a foul decision. Let’s take Dern to win this fight via submission and grow to be the latest Women’s Strawweight Champion.

Final Mackenzie Dern-Virna Jandiroba Prediction & Pick: Mackenzie Dern (-155)