Dos Santos Miocic Prediction

1. Dos Santos Miocic Prediction
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dos Santos vs. Miocic

Who walks out of UFC 211 the king of the heavyweights and the baddest man on the planet? Dos Santos betting predictions: Can Miocic tie the record for the longest championship run in the heavyweight division’s history? Read on to find out.

1. Stipe Miocic vs Junior Dos Santos. Stipe Miocic (-140) isn’t the flashiest fighter in the division but is one of the most technically sound and athletic heavyweights in the world. Miocic’s game is built around a great boxing game that capitalizes on his experience in that sport.
2. Stipe Miocic (c) (-175) vs. Junior Dos Santos (+155) The last time these two faced one another was back in 2014 at a free UFC on Fox. At the time, the promotion was really pushing Miocic as the next big thing in the heavyweight division and rightly so.

UFC: Saturday, May 13, 2017 (American Airlines Center)

The Line: Miocic -175 / dos Santos +150 -- Over/Under:Click to Get Latest Betting Odds

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Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos fight Saturday night during UFC 2011 at the American Airlines Center.

Stipe Miocic enters this fight with a 16-2 record and has won 75 percent of his fights by knockout. Miocic has won his last four fights and is coming off a September win over Alistair Overeem. Miocic is averaging 5.03 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy percentage of 50.4 percent. Miocic is averaging 2.14 takedowns with an accuracy percentage of 35.4 percent. Miocic hasn’t lost a fight since his 2014 loss to dos Santos and will be defending his belt for the second straight fight. There’s really no surprises with Miocic, as he’s a striking machine who lands volume punches with great accuracy. Miocic does have wrestling and grappling skills as well, but his last five victories have come by knockout and the haymakers are his bread and butter. This will be Miocic’s first fight in Texas.

Dos Santos Miocic Prediction

Junior dos Santos enters this fight with a 18-4 record and has won 72 percent of his fights by knockout. dos Santos has split his last six fights and is coming off a April win over Ben Rothwell. dos Santos is averaging 4.89 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy percentage of 48.9 percent. dos Santos is averaging 0.41 takedowns with an accuracy percentage of 62.5 percent. dos Santos has been hit or miss his last several fights and will be fighting for just the third time since 2015. dos Santos is also a well established striker who lands accurate blows and has produced knockouts in three of his last five victories. dos Santos is also effective in the clinch and conditioned well enough for 33 years old to outlast most of his opponents if it goes the distance. This will be dos Santos’ third fight in Texas.

This should be a fun rematch from two of the better strikers in the sport, as the first match was back-and-forth and of course ended up with dos Santos winning by unanimous decision. The problem a few years later is that dos Santos has been way too inconsistent since that fight and Miocic has been punching dudes into the ground. It’s hard seeing dos Santos get knocked out twice in his last four fights and think he has the ability to beat an elite striker such as Miocic again.

Dos Santos Miocic Predictions

So, I’m going to pick Miocic to win his fifth straight fight and redeem himself.