Marlon Vera at Frankie Edgar 11/6/21 - UFC 268 Picks & Predictions
Frankie Edgar comes to the fight here standing at only 5’6” and 135 pounds. When it comes to his reach Edgar has ended up with a 68 inch reach. The overall record for Frankie is sitting at 23-9-1.
The fighting stance that has been used by Edgar is that of an orthodox fighter. The fighting style that Edgar tends to use is more along the boxing and wrestling lines. The last 5 bouts have seen Frankie go 2-3. The losses have been 2 KO/TKO and a unanimous decision loss. The win have been by a split and a unanimous decision.
Marlo Vera comes to the fight here standing at 5’8” and 136 pounds. The reach for Vera is sitting at 70.5 inches. The overall record that Vera has posted so far is sitting at 17-7-1 in his career so far.
The fighting stance that has been used by Marlon is that of a switch fighter. When it comes to his fighting style Marlon Vera tends to use the style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The last 5 bouts for Vera have been 3-2. The wins have been by a unanimous decision and 2 TKO/KO wins. The losses have both been by unanimous decisions.
The fighting here will be fast and hard. Yes, it is only a bantamweight fight, but these two are both throwing over 3.50 strikes per minute and the accuracy tips towards Vera who is landing at almost 8% penetration. Not to mention the take downs are tipping towards Vera as well, which will allow this fight to end up putting Vera in the drivers seat. UFC 268 Winner Prediction, Marlon Vera.
