Miranda Maverick vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Prediction: UFC 289 Betting Odds

Miranda Maverick has claimed the No. 15 spot on the UFC women’s flyweight rankings while tallying back-to-back victories, capped by a three-round unanimous decision win over Shanna Young last time out at UFC Vegas 64. A native of St. Catharines, Ontario, Jasudavicius received a unanimous nod from the judges in her last octagon appearance, topping Gabriella Fernandes at UFC Vegas 70 to claim her second victory in three career octagon appearances.

Maverick is perched as a heavy -375 favourite on the UFC 289 odds, well ahead of Jasudavicius, who sports lengthy +260 odds. With both these fighters regularly seeing fights get decided by the judges, the odds of this clash going the distance are pegged at a short -388.

Miranda Maverick

A former Invicta FC flyweight tournament champion, Maverick struggled to generate consistent results after joining the UFC three years ago. An accomplished grappler with a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, saw a two-fight win streak to start her UFC snapped by back-to-back losses by decision to Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield.

The 25-year-old has since rebounded with a pair of dominating performances. Maverick executed four takedowns and wore down Sabrina Mazo while clocking 4:02 of control time in a second-round submission victory at UFC Vegas 50. She also turned in a master class on the mat in last November’s unanimous decision win over Shanna Young, executing five level changes and outstriking Young by a massive 172-29 margin while recording 9:14 of control time.

Jasmine Jasudavicius

Jasudavicius has struggled to generate consistent results since joining the UFC early last year. After earning a promotional contract with a unanimous decision win over Julia Polastri on Dana White’s Contender Series, the 34-year-old outlasted Kay Hansen to earn the unanimous decision in her promotional debut at UFC 270.

She was subsequently roughed up while suffering a unanimous decision loss to Natalia Silva in a UFC Austin clash in which she was outstruck by a wide 120-40 margin and taken to the mat twice. However, Jasudavicius returned to familiar form in this past February’s date with Gabriella Fernandes, wearing down Fernandes with four takedowns and over 11 minutes of control time in a demonstration of her potential to dominate on the mat.

Maverick vs. Jasudavicius Prediction

This fight is shaping up to be an epic clash of accomplished grapplers, both of whom have demonstrated their ability to go deep. However, it is likely to be a far more difficult test for Jasudavicius, who is facing the toughest opponent of her career. Maverick certainly warrants being pegged as the favourite on the UFC 289 odds, but given the dramatic progress Jasudavicius made in her last outing, she is worthy of a value bet to pull off the upset in front of a friendly Canadian crowd.

Prediction: Jasmine Jasudavicius (+260)