Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka 6/11/22 - UFC 275 Picks & Predictions
Coming to the main event Glover Teixeira comes in standing at 6’2” and 205 pounds. The reach for Glover is sitting at 76 inches. The overall record for the champion is 33-7-0.
The stance that Teixeira has used before is that of an orthodox fighter. The fighting style for the champ is that of a striker. The last 5 fights have all been wins. The wins have come with a split decision, 3 submissions and a KO/TKO, which is odd for a striker to only have one of the KO decision.
WIth Jiri Prochazka he is coming to the fight standing at 6’3” and 205 pounds. However, his reach is quite a bit better at 80 inches. The record is sitting at 28-3-1 so far in his career.
The fighting stance that Jiri has used in the past is that of an orthodox fighter. Jiri is heading to the fight as a striker as well and has won all of his last 5 fights as well, but 3 of those were not UFC fights. All of the wins for Jiri have been a KO or TKO the entire fight and only 1 has went past the second round.
Jiri is coming to the fight with some UFC experience, but not a lot. However, throwing 7.19 strikers per minute and landing 53% of them does help. Glover for his part is throwing 3.72 strikes per minute and landing 59% of them. Still, look for this fight to be one that goes the distance and as the fight goes on that favors the underdog here, but play on the round total. UFC 275 Prediction Over 3.5 rounds.
