Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo 7/11/20 - UFC 251 Picks & Prediction
The Bantamweight fight here will showcase Petr Yan coming in with a 14-1 record to face Jose Aldo. Yan is coming into the fight here with a 14-1 record in his career. The record for Aldo is sitting at 28-6 in his career so far.
When it comes to the tape Yan is standing at 5’7” and 135 pounds, but he does have a 67 inch reach. With Aldo he is coming into the fight with the same height at 5’7” and 135 pounds. Aldo does have a reach that is sitting at 70 inches.
The last 5 bouts for Yan have all been wins in the fights. 3 of those fights for Yan have been done by unanimous decisions, but the other 2 were by the KO/TKO wins. When it comes to the stance Yan has tended to go towards the switch stance and he is seen as a striker.
For Aldo he is coming into the fight as a striker, but also using the orthodox style. Now, his last 5 bouts for Aldo have been a different style with 3 losses and only 2 wins. The wins have been by a TKO/KO win. The losses have come as a KO/TKO, a unanimous decision loss, but also a split decision loss as well.
With Aldo he has not had any luck lately in his fights and that will definitely make a difference in the fight here. What else does not help Also out is the fact that he is coming in with the reach advantage, but the way that he has fought lately has looked slow and sloppy. Look for the fight to tip in favor of Yan in this match as he does great to bring home the win. UFC Bantamweight Fight Winner, Petr Yan.
