Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou 3/27/21 - UFC 260 Picks & Predictions
Stipe is coming to the fight here standing at 6’4” and 233 pounds. Miocic has a reach that is sitting at 80 inches in his career. The record that Miocic has is sitting at 20-3-0 so far and he has been impressive on the year.
Coming to this fight Stipe tends to be an orthodox stance, but more of a wrestler in the style. The last 5 bouts Stipe has went 4-1. The wins have come with 2 unanimous decision wins, 2 KO/TKO. The loss was in 2018 and it was a KO/TKO loss.
Francis comes here standing at 6’4” and 261 pounds. The reach that Ngannou comes here with is sitting at 83 inches. The overall record for Francis is 15-3-0 so far and has been very impressive with how he has fought.
When it comes to the fighting stance Ngannou is more of an orthodox fighter, but also a striker as well. The last 5 fights for Ngannou is coming in with a 4-1 mark. The 4 wins have all been by TKO/KO wins. The loss came in 2018 and was a unanimous decision loss.
Coming here the fight will be one that is going to rely on Stipe doing better with his strikes which he throws at almost double the rate as Ngannou. What else helps out Stipe is he able to do better at the takedowns as well, but look for this fight to go the distance here before Stipe pulls out the win. UFC 260 Winner Prediction, Stipe Miocic but play the over.
