Johnny Walker at Thiago Santos 10/2/21 - UFC Picks & Predictions
Santos is coming here sitting on a 21-9-0 record in his career. Santos also comes into the fight standing at 6’2” and 206 pounds. However, Thiago has a reach of 76 inches so far.
The fighting stance that has been used for Thiago in the past is that of an orthodox fighter. Santos tends to be seen as a striker in his style. The last 5 bouts for Thiago have seen him go 2-3. The losses have been by a split and unanimous decision, but also a submission.The wins have been by a TKO/KO, but Thiago is on a 3 match losing streak.
Johnny is coming in standing at 6’6” and 205 pounds. The reach for Walker is sitting at 82 inches. The overall record for Johnny Walker is sitting at 18-5-0.
The fighting stance that has been used by Walker in the past is that of an orthodox style fighter. Coming to the fight Walker is a striker as well. The last 5 bouts for Walker have seen him go 3-2 in the matches. The wins have all been by KO/TKO and the losses have been by a KO/TKO and a unanimous decision loss.
Walker is coming in as the underdog in the fight and it is difficult to see why. Thiago is coming in throwing 4.27 strikes per minute, but the accuracy of significant strikes is 53.66%. This compared to Walker who is throwing 4.41 strikes per minute and an accuracy of 77.64%. With that being the case and the fact that 4 out of the last 5 bouts for Walker have finished in the first round this would be a safe bet to play the under. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Johnny Walker wins but play the under.
