Flyweight: Tereza Bleda Vs. Nayara Maia
Tale of the tape
20-years-old
5’9″
Prague, Czech Republic
Reinders MMA
5-0
2 KO/TKOs, 2 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 32-13-1
31-years-old
5’5″
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nova Unaio
6-0-1
2 KO/TKOs, 2 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 32-13-1
Pros and Cons
Tereza Bleda
Pros
- Excellent wrestling
- Strong positional grappling
- Good off her back
- Submission threat
- Nasty ground and pound
- Relentless wrestling pace
- Heavy top position
Cons
- Labored striking
- Questionable cardio
Nayara Maia
Pros
- Good jiu-jitsu
- Scrambles well
- Good off her back
- Active ground and pound
Cons
- Plodding footwork
- Rushes in blind
- Poor TDD
- Loose in position
- No head movement
- Naked kicks
- Easily pressed back
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Bleda
Speed: Maia
Output/Volume: Maia
Kickboxing: Bleda
Striking defense: Bleda
Footwork/movement: Bleda
Wrestling: Bleda
Grappling: Bleda
More likely to finish on the mat: Bleda
Gas tank: Bleda
Prediction: Both Tereza Bleda and Nayara Maia are similar fighters in the sense that both are grapplers. Neither has much on the feet so both are going to be grapple-heavy.
Maia does have good BJJ but not the wrestling to match and Bleda does. If anything Bleda is a better wrestler than a grappler. I expect Bleda to be the one getting takedowns over and over. Maia is good off her back but Bleda is heavy on top.
In every aspect of the ground game I think Bleda has it covered. I predict a one-sided win for Bleda.
