Jose Aldo vs Marlon Vera 12/19/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Jose Aldo is coming to the fight here standing at 5’7” and 135 pounds. He is coming in with a 70 inch reach so far. The career mark in the fights for Aldo is coming in at a record of 28-7 so far.
The fighting stance that has been used by Aldo is seen as an orthodox fighter. The fighting style that has been used is that of a striker and he has looked very impressive. The last 5 bouts for Aldo has ended up with a 2-3 record. The last 3 bouts were all losses. One loss was by KO/TKO, a split decision, and unanimous decision loss as well. The wins were both by a KO/TKO win.
Vera is coming to the fight here standing at 5’8” and 135 pounds. He is coming in with a slight advantage in the reach department at 70.5 inches. The overall record for Vera is sitting at 16-6-1 so far and should be able to continue to build upon that record at times.
The fighting style that has been used by Vera is seen as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting style. When it comes to the fighting stance it is going to be seen as a switch style for Vera so far. The last 5 bouts for Vera have ended up with a 4-1 mark. The loss was by a unanimous decision. The wins have been by a submission win, but also 3 TKO/KO wins.
In this fight Vera is throwing more strikes in the fight and landing them a little bit better, but the difference is so small that it will not make that much of a difference in the fight. The real difference will be the better take down accuracy for Aldo who is able to get on the ground and pound, which takes this fight the distance. Still, it will not be the takedowns, but the better overall counters and fighting from Vera that brings home the win for Vera. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Marlon Vera.
