Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva Prediction: The Brazilian will certainly take the win

Prediction for the UFC 297 Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva fight which will take place on January 21st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Raquel Pennington

Raquel Pennington has been competing in the UFC for ten years, and her only notable achievement is that in 2018, she attempted to take the belt from Amanda Nunes but was knocked out in the fifth round.

In 2020, she started a new run, had five wins in a row, and here's her second attempt. But honestly, only one of those five wins was convincing (a sub-match against Macy Chiasson).

Her last fight was a controversial split decision over Kathleen Vieira.

You can't call Raquel a fighter. Almost all of her wins have come on points, but she also likes to lose by decision. She also has an obscene number of defeats for a title challenger.

Mayra Bueno Silva

Mayra Bueno Silva is no slouch either, but she is younger than her opponent and has won early in her last three fights. She also choked out Holly Holm, but the result was later overturned. Mayra Bueno said the substance got into her system with a drug, was convincing, and got off lightly - four months disqualification and a fine of 15% of her purse.

And before the failed fight with Holly Holm, she legally caught Lina Lansberg on the knee lever.

Like everyone, Mayra Bueno Silva knows that her fight with Pennington will not be spectacular, but says she will try to surprise the fans.

Expert Betting Tips

The girls will spend all five rounds on the ground. Pennington will be defending, while Silva will be attacking. Both are grapplers of a reasonably high level (for the women's division), so nothing critical is likely to happen. But the Brazilian will certainly take the win on points.