MMA Preview – Amanda Lemos vs Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night 199
AMANDA LEMOS VS ANGELA HILL FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 199? Saturday 18th December, 2021 - 22:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 199? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 199? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC events
What channel is UFC Fight Night 199 on? BT Sport 3
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 199? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
AMANDA LEMOS VS ANGELA HILL LOWDOWN
Since dropping down to strawweight, Amanda Lemos (10-1-1) has looked like an absolute beast displaying power we rarely see in the division. She has fought up at bantamweight and even earnt a title for the Jungle Fight promotion. She stayed in the weight class for her UFC debut back in 2017, stepping in on short notice to take on Leslie Smith but the size discrepancy was obvious and she was eventually TKO’d in the second round. She was then banned for a couple years failing a drugs test which gave her time to condition herself for her natural weight class where she has begun to blaze a 115 lb trail submitting Miranda Granger (2019), outpointing Mizuki Inoue (2020) and knocking out Livia Renata Souza (2021) and Montserrat Ruiz (2021).
Her record is not as pretty, but Angela Hill (13-10) has been fighting among the best in the division since her debut in 2017. She is 7-8 in the UFC now losing three of her last four. She lost razor thin split decisions to top contenders Claudia Gadelha and Michelle Waterson (2020), cruised past Ashley Yoder (2021) in a unanimous decision but is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Torres five months later in August.
AMANDA LEMOS VS ANGELA HILL PREDICTION
Lemos is the dark horse of the division and is a threat everywhere. She is ferocious on the feet and is also a very strong grappler. She has great jiu-jitsu and has not called upon her wrestling that much, but she has succeeded in all four of her takedown attempts and that is the easiest path to victory against Hill.
Hill is very experienced now and although the Muay Thai specialist has worked hard on her wrestling, Lemos’ power will be too much if she decides to take the fight to the ground.
That said, Lemos will back herself in any stand-up fight. Hill will no doubt want to keep the fight on the feet, and we will see some fascinating exchanges when Lemos obliges. Hill will not have a reach advantage, but she has the movement and volume to frustrate Lemos.
That said, we feel Lemos’ power will also be too much on the feet. Hill’s lack of knockout power will give Lemos confidence in trading and she will not need to land many strikes to swing the fight in her favour. If she also mixes in takedowns, she will be able to control the fight and even set up a submission.
This will be a tough fight for Lemos, but we are backing her power on the feet and in the grappling exchanges. She can finish this via submission or knockout, but we are backing Hill’s defence to drag this to the bell.
Prediction: Lemos via Decision
