This fight will be a
striking battle and Kenny Florian is the much better striker. He has been upgrading his Muay Tai skills for the last couple of years and will be able to set up his lower legs kicks with strikes. He will be able to back off any shoot attempts and set up his punches and combos with his kicks. If this fight goes into a
clinch game Florian can use his elbows and inside fight game to cut and hurt Stevenson. Stevenson is a decent striker but he has short limbs and does not have the reach that Florian has. He likes to do looping overhand punches which takes a longer time to get to there destination.
When is comes to pressure both fighter have a very high aggressive pace and both fighters like to push the pace in a fight. Florian is a much better pressure fighter and will more forward in the fight and Stevenson will not be able to handle the pressure and pace as much as Florian will. When Stevenson fights aggressive fighters it throws him off his game plan and he does not know how to adapt because he is likes to push the pace of the fights. In the fights he has lost, where his opponents were the aggressor he tends to lose like in his fights with BJ Penn at
UFC 80 - Rapid Fire and Josh Neer at
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 who were able to dictate the speed of the fight.
Bottom Line: Both fighters are equally capable of winning this fight. Florian is the better all round fighter, while Stevenson is bigger, stronger and a better grappler. Both fighters like to push the pace of a fight, but in the end Kenny Florian will win this fight for being more aggressive. This fight should go the distance and this would be a great
prop bet to make for the fight to go all three rounds. Florian will be the aggressor and score more points and that will reflect in the judges scoring.
Striking wise, Florian has only lost to top level strikers and Stevenson does not have the stri
This fight will be a
striking battle and Kenny Florian is the much better striker. He has been upgrading his Muay Tai skills for the last couple of years and will be able to set up his lower legs kicks with strikes. He will be able to back off any shoot attempts and set up his punches and combos with his kicks. If this fight goes into a
clinch game Florian can use his elbows and inside fight game to cut and hurt Stevenson. Stevenson is a decent striker but he has short limbs and does not have the reach that Florian has. He likes to do looping overhand punches which takes a longer time to get to there destination.
When is comes to pressure both fighter have a very high aggressive pace and both fighters like to push the pace in a fight. Florian is a much better pressure fighter and will more forward in the fight and Stevenson will not be able to handle the pressure and pace as much as Florian will. When Stevenson fights aggressive fighters it throws him off his game plan and he does not know how to adapt because he is likes to push the pace of the fights. In the fights he has lost, where his opponents were the aggressor he tends to lose like in his fights with BJ Penn at
UFC 80 - Rapid Fire and Josh Neer at
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 who were able to dictate the speed of the fight.
Bottom Line: Both fighters are equally capable of winning this fight. Florian is the better all round fighter, while Stevenson is bigger, stronger and a better grappler. Both fighters like to push the pace of a fight, but in the end Kenny Florian will win this fight for being more aggressive. This fight should go the distance and this would be a great
prop bet to make for the fight to go all three rounds. Florian will be the aggressor and score more points and that will reflect in the judges scoring.
Striking wise, Florian has only lost to top level strikers and Stevenson does not have the striking speed and technical capabilities to hurt Florian in this fight and that is where this fight will be won. One note, Stevenson tends to cut easily. If Florian cuts him the fight could be stopped early or it can play into the minds of the judges for a decision.
king speed and technical capabilities to hurt Florian in this fight and that is where this fight will be won. One note, Stevenson tends to cut easily. If Florian cuts him the fight could be stopped early or it can play into the minds of the judges for a decision.