Strawweight, Priya Sharma Vs. Huaxiang Dong
Tale of the Tape
Priya Sharma
Chandigarh, India
32
Five-foot-two
5-1
Combined opponent’s record: 9-3
Chandigarh, India
32
Five-foot-two
5-1
Combined opponent’s record: 9-3
Huaxiang Dong
Shanghai, China
25
Five-foot-five
11-2
Combined opponent’s record: 22-21
Shanghai, China
25
Five-foot-five
11-2
Combined opponent’s record: 22-21
Pros and Cons
Priya Sharma
Pros
- Good right hand
- Forward pressure
Cons
- Plodding footwork
- Slow
- Low volume
- Lacks setups
- No head movement
- Struggles at range
Huaxiang Dong
Pros
- Good ground and pound
- Submission threat
- Good wrestling
- Solid jiu-jitsu
- Puts hands together well
- Good kicks
Cons
- N/A
Prediction: Dong doesn’t have a lot of footage but I watched enough to know she’s a bright prospect. Actually, she’s one of the better WMMA prospects.
I watched a lot of Sharma and I found it hard to find any positives. She has a right hand and comes forward but that doesn’t matter when you come in on straight lines with no setups. If she rushes in Dong is just going to catch her or take her down. On the outside Dong will just pick her apart. This is just a one-sided fight where Hong has this one covered everywhere.
