Jessica “Evil” Eye and Joanne “Jojo” Calderwood are fighting at UFC 257 on Saturday, January 23, 2021 on PPV.

In this flyweight (125lb) bout, we have Jessica Eye vs. Joanne Calderwood. Eye is fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio. Eye lost her last fight to Cynthia Calvillo via decision. Prior to her loss against Calvillo, Eye had a win over Viviane Araujo. Eye is entering this bout as a -105 slight underdog. She has a professional MMA record of 15-8-0. She has 3 wins by KO/TKO (20%), 1 submission (7%), and 11 decisions (73%). 

Calderwood is entering this fight as a -125 slight favorite. She is fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland. She has a professional MMA record of 14-5-0. In Calderwood’s last bout, she lost to Jennifer Maia via submission in the first round. Prior to the Maia fight, Calderwood won against Andrea Lee. Calderwood has 5 wins via KO/TKO (36%), 1 submission (7%), and 8 decisions (57%).  

Eye is currently the #7 ranked female flyweight. Eye is the more well-rounded fighter and she has a decent ground game. Also, she has a major striking advantage over Calderwood. On the other hand, Calderwood was supposed to have a title shot in 2020, but she lost her last fight to Maia in August 2020. What I like about Calderwood is her output. She has really good volume and if there are any takedowns during this fight, it will be by Calderwood. However, after Calderwood’s last performance against Maia, I can’t bet on her. My pick is…