Bantamweight: Hailey Cowan Vs. Claudia Leite
Tale of the tape
30-years-old
5’8″
Waco, Texas, US
Blitz Sports MMA
6-2
2 KO/TKOs, 2 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 12-13
25-years-old
5’6″
Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Astra Fight Team
8-2
4 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission
Combined opponent’s record: 22-23
Pros and Cons
Hailey Cowan
Pros
- Athletic
- Good knees
- Good trips in the clinch
- Strong kickboxing
- Physically strong
- Strong in the clinch
- Submission threat
- Good wrestling
Cons
- Throws naked kicks
- Head sits on the centerline
Claudia Leite
Pros
- Good top position
- Strong
- Good leg kicks
- Solid jiu-jitsu
- Good back take
- Wrestles well
- Good trips in the clinch
Cons
- Reaches with her hands
- Flat-footed
- Advances in straight lines
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Cowan
Speed: Cowan
Output/Volume: Cowan
Kickboxing: Cowan
Striking defense: Cowan
Footwork/movement: Cowan
Wrestling: Leite
Grappling: Leite
More likely to finish on the mat: Leite
Gas tank: Cowan
Prediction: Between both the men and the women there man fighters who as as gifted an athlete as Hailey Cowan.
Leite, who didn’t start her career off all that hot, has improved leaps and bounds. The goal for Leite is to take Cowan down. Cowan has lost twice, both times by submission so the path is there. Cowan is a good wrestler and grappler herself, but the biggest advantage for both fighters goes to Cowan on the feet.
I like the movement and striking/kickboxing of Cowan to be able to stick and move. Even if Leite was able to pin Cowan against the cage I think Cowan is the much stronger fighter. The pick is Cowan and I expect her to pick away at Leite.
