Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier 8/15/20 - UFC 252 Picks & Predictions
Stipe is coming into the fight here with a commanding height advantage at 6’4” and he does have a slight weight advantage as well at 240 pounds. The reach that Miocic is holding is an advantage as well with an 80 inch reach. His record actually stands at 19-3 in his career.
Miocic tends to use the orthodox stance and is seen as a wrestler when it comes to his style. The last 5 bouts for Miocic have seen 4 wins and only 1 loss. Out of those 3 of the wins were by KO/TKO and 1 was by a unanimous decision. The loss was actually to Cormier by a first round TKO/KO.
Cormier is coming into the bout giving up the height advantage by quite a bit as he stands only at 5’11”. When it comes to weight Cormier has a weight of 235 pounds. The reach for Cormier could be another point of contention with his reach sitting at 72.5 inches so far. His career mark is sitting at 22-2.
Cormier is coming in using an orthodox stance and is seen as a wrestler as well. This will actually be the third bout in a row for Cormier in facing Miocic. With only a single breakup. The last 5 bouts for Cormier have been 3-1-1 in the bouts. Cormier hada draw, 2 KO/TKO wins, one over Miocic, 1 submission, but his loss against Cormier in the 4th round by a TKO/KO.
The fight here will be a good one and definitely worthy of the PPV. The two fighters have split decisions already and that is going to make some decisions here. A big difference is the reach advantage, but also the fact that Miocic is throwing 4.95 strikes a minute and landing 52% now, compared to Cormier who is throwing 4.25 strikes and landing only 52.23% of them. Not to mention Miocic has a slight advantage in the takedowns, but this will end by a TKO/KO of some type and it will see Miocic coming out on top. UFC 252 Winner Stipe Miocic
