Maki Pitolo vs Darren Stewart 8/8/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
With Maki Pitolo he is coming into the fight standing at 5’10” and 185 pounds. He has managed to get a 75 inch reach in his career. The overall record that Pitolo has is sitting at 13-5 and is one record that has been fairly impressive.
When it comes to the fighting stance Pitolo tends to use the orthodox stance. The fighting style that he tends to use is the mixed martial artist type and that can really help him out quite a bit in this fight. The last 5 fights for Pitolo have been 4 win and 1 loss. The last fight was a KO/TKO win at UFC 250.
Stewart for his part is coming into the fight here standing at 6’0” and 185 pounds. The reach that Stewart has so far is sitting at 74 inches and definitely gives up quite an advantage. The record that Stewart has in his career is sitting at 11-5.
The stance that is being used by Stewart is more along the orthodox stance and he is seen as a striker in his career. In the last 5 bouts for Darren Stewart he has posted a 3-2 record, but the last fight he was involved in was CW 113 and ended up losing the fight by a unanimous decision.
In this fight they have Stewart coming in as the favorite, but it is questionable as to why he is favored to me. Stewart only throws 2.94 significant strikes a minute and even then is only accurate 44.21% of the time. Pitolo is coming into the fight throwing 5.22 strikes a minute and is accurate on 45.95% of his strikes. Look for Pitolo to come into the fight looking really good and fighting great in the match and that will help him in locking down the win. Fight Night Winner, Maki Pitolo.
