11:35 pm
April 13

UFC 236: Kelvin Gastelum v. Israel Adesanya

Who will WIN this FIGHT?

Kelvin Gastelum (USA)

Israel Adesanya (NIG)

 

Current odds:

Kelvin Gastelum: (+150)

Israel Adesanya: (-175)

 

Gastelum is a dangerous, heavy-handed, quick pressure boxer but he’s also quite limited in his attacks. He loves the jab-cross combo and centers his striking around his left hand, and that’s not the type of striking depth it takes to beat someone as advanced as Izzy.

Adesanya can get caught on the back foot, thinking that he’s safer than he is. And he can get clipped coming forward with his confident entries into the pocket. But he’s difficult to surprise, has very good eyes for incoming strikes, and generally great footwork. Assuming he can read Gastelum’s left hand, he should be able to draw Kelvin into coming forward and land counters pivoting out of the pocket.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Israel Adesanya (NIG)