Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier 10/24/20 - UFC 254 Picks & Predictions
Robert Whittaker is coming to the fight here standing at 6’0” and weighs in at 185 pounds. Whittaker does have a reach of 72 inches in his career. The overall record that Robert has so far is sitting at 21-4 so far and has been impressive at times.
In his fighting career Whittaker has been identified as an orthodox stance fighter. When it comes to his fights Whittaker has been as a striker as well. When it comes to his last 5 bouts Whittaker has posted a record that is sitting at 4-1. Which has been a decent record lately for a fighter at his level.
Jared Cannonier is coming in at 36 years old, but is also is giving up a height advantage at 5’10. Cannonier is does have a weight advantage in the fight here at 205 pounds, but does have a huge 4 inch reach advantage at 76 inches. The career record for Jared is coming into the match here at 11-4.
The fighting stance that has been used in the past by Cannonier is the switch style. In his last five fights Cannonier has ended up going 3-2 in the fights so far. The fighting style that which has been used by Cannonier in the past is seen as a striker.
Now, in this fight here it will be very interesting as these two fighters are fairly evenly matched in the way the they are landing their strikes. However, Whittaker is coming in throwing more strikes and landing them better. The takedowns, though, tip to Whittaker as well. Look for this fight to tip to Whittaker who has been able to do really well so far with his fights and while he has lost more fights he will do better here. UFC 254 Winner Prediction, Robert Whittaker.
