Zach Juusola vs Brandon Jenkins Prediction by KingPin.pro
- Kingpin
- Apr 12, 2023, 8:16:11 PM
Introduction
Zach Juusola and Brandon Jenkins are set to face off in a Welterweights & Lightweights bout at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, NV, on April 14th, 2023. As always, KingPin.pro is here to give you expert UFC picks and parlays for the upcoming fight.
Zach Juusola
Zach "The Juice" Juusola comes into this fight with a 13-9-0 record, with his last fight being a win against Drew Fickett in January 2023 in the PFL. Juusola is a fighter who is always looking for the finish, with 4 of his wins coming from KO/TKO, 5 from submissions, and 4 from decisions. With a height of 6'1" and a reach of 72.0", Juusola has a significant reach advantage over Brandon Jenkins, who is 6'0" with a 72.0" reach.
Juusola is a well-rounded fighter with decent striking, grappling, and wrestling skills. However, he tends to get reckless at times and has been caught by opponents who capitalize on his mistakes. Juusola's takedown defense is average at best, and he has been taken down by opponents with weaker wrestling skills than Jenkins. Juusola's key to victory will be to keep the fight standing and take advantage of his reach advantage to keep Jenkins at bay.
Brandon Jenkins
Brandon "The Human Highlight Reel" Jenkins comes into this fight with a 16-9-0 record, with his last fight being a win against Neal Anderson in September 2022 in Unified MMA. Jenkins is a fighter who is always looking for the knockout, with 11 of his wins coming from KO/TKO, 3 from submissions, and 2 from decisions. Jenkins is a powerful striker with excellent boxing skills and a dangerous left hook that he uses to set up his opponents for the knockout blow.
Jenkins is a fighter who likes to keep the fight standing and use his striking skills to finish opponents. He has excellent takedown defense and has shown that he can stuff takedowns from opponents with better wrestling skills than Juusola. Jenkins will look to close the distance and use his boxing skills to land significant strikes on Juusola and finish the fight with a knockout.
Prediction:
While Juusola has a reach advantage over Jenkins, he tends to get reckless and has been caught by opponents who capitalize on his mistakes. Jenkins is a powerful striker with excellent boxing skills and has shown that he can stuff takedowns from opponents with better wrestling skills than Juusola. Jenkins will look to close the distance and use his striking skills to land significant strikes on Juusola and finish the fight with a knockout.
In conclusion, Brandon Jenkins is the clear favorite to win this fight. He is a dangerous striker with excellent takedown defense and has shown that he can finish fights with his striking skills. Juusola will need to keep the fight standing and use his reach advantage to keep Jenkins at bay. However, Jenkins has the skills to close the distance and finish the fight with a knockout.
Pick: Brandon Jenkins ML -125
