Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje 10/24/20 - UFC 254 Picks & Predictions
Heading to the bout here Nurmagomedov is coming in standing at 5’10” and 154 pounds. However, he does have a 69 inch reach. When it comes to the record Khabib is sitting on a 28-0 record so far.
For his fighting stance so far Khabib has been seen as using the orthodox. Now, the fighting style that has been used for Khabib has been seen as a wrestling style. The last five fights that he has been involved in have ended up with 5 wins with 3 submissions.
Gaethje is coming to the fight standing at 5’10” and 154 pounds as well. However, Justin does not even get a reach advantage as his reach is sitting at 69 inches as well. He is a year younger at 31. When it comes to his record so far he is sitting on a 21-2 mark.
Justin does tend to favor the orthodox fighting stance. The fighting style that has been used for Gaethje has been seen as a striker. The last 5 bouts have ended up with a 4-1 record with all of the decisions that are coming to the fight here standing at a TKO or a KO.
Both of these fighters are very evenly matched. However, the fighting for Gaethje has been able to throw 7.11 strikes per minute compared to his opponent who is getting 4.11 per minute. Now, the downside is once on the ground Justin loses any advantage and that is what will happen in the fight here as Gaethje struggles. UFC 254 Winner Prediction, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
