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UFC 179: Maldonado vs. Stringer
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Published: 10/25/2014  at  4:43:00 AM
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UFC 179: Maldonado vs. Stringer

Saturday, Oct. 25 – 10:30 p.m. ET
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabio Maldonado (21-7) vs. Hans Stringer (22-5-3)

Light heavyweight bout
Line: Maldonado -125, Stringer -105

Fabio Maldonado looks to bounce back from a tough loss to as he takes on Hans Stringer at UFC 179 in Brazil on Saturday night.

Maldonado is looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Stipe Miocic in his last match on May 31. Maldonado filled in for Junior Dos Santos in Brazil, but was unable to compete as Miocic knocked him out in 35 seconds. Before that loss, Maldonado was on a three-fight winning streak. When he is on top form, Maldonado has elite knockout power. He does a great job of mixing up his jabs to setting his opponent up for his vicious striking. With another opportunity to fight in his home city, Maldonado will have to get off to a faster start in this match. Stringer comes into this match fresh off a victory in his first career UFC match against Francimar Barroso on March 23. In that bout, he was able to get the victory by way of split decision. The 27-year-old from the Netherlands is a powerful fighter who has shown the ability to win any kind of matchup. However, being able to get another chance in his home country will help propel MALDONADO to victory.

Maldonado has 21 victories thus far in his career, with 13 of them coming by knockout. He also has six wins by decision and another two by submission. His biggest advantage will be his ability to land the significant strike, as he averages 6.18 per minute. Compare that to Stringer, who averages only 2.93, and Maldonado will have to control the tempo of the fight. He also lands a better percentage of his attempts at 61 percent, compared to 57 percent for Stringer. If this match turns into a brawl, then Maldonado will be in great position to get the victory. However, if this match goes the distance, then Stringer will have a chance to pull off the slight upset.

Stringer has 22 wins in his career, with 10 of them coming by way of knockout. He also has seven wins by submission and five wins by decision. Neither Maldonado nor Stringer is great at grappling, but Stringer does have a slight advantage (1 to 0.47). However, he is very inaccurate when it comes to landing his takedowns, converting only 12.5 percent of his attempts. If Stringer is unable to keep this match from turning into a brawl, it will be over quickly. In Maldonado’s fight against Miocic, he was careless, and got knocked out quick. Maldonado will come into this match much more focused, so being able to get off to a fast start for Stringer will be key.


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