Mauricio Rua vs Rogerio Nogueira 7/25/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Heading into th fight here Mauricio Rua is coming into the fight standing at 6’1” and 205 pounds. When it comes to his reach Rua has ended up getting a reach that is sitting at 76 inches and that should help him out. Looking at the record Rua has ended up getting a 26-11-1 record in his career.
Rua is coming into the fight as an orthodox stance, but when it comes to his fighting style he is seen as a striker. In the last 5 fights for Rua he has ended up getting a loss, 3 wins, but also a no decision fight. The wins were by 2 KO/TKO and one split decision. When it comes to the loss it was by a KO/TKO.
Coming into the fight here you have Nogueira who is coming into the fight here standing at 6’2” and 205 pounds. The reach that Nogueira has so far is sitting at 75 inches and that puts him at a slight disadvantage in the fight here.
Rogerio Nogueira is coming into the fight as a Southpaw and is seen as using the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and boxing style of fighting. In his last 5 fights Nogueira has struggled quite a bit with 3 losses, but only 2 wins. The wins were both by TKO/KO and the losses were 2 TKO/KO and one was a unanimous decision loss.
Coming into the fight here Nogueira has had a lot of struggles in his recent past and that could really hurt him in this fight as well. Look for Rua to come into the fight and throw more punches and land more punches which will help him in getting the win locked down rather quickly with a TKO/KO. Fight Night Winner Prediction, Mauricio Rua.
