Michael Johnson vs Thiago Moises – UFC Fight Night 5/13/20 Pick & Prediction

The lightweight prelim will feature Michael Johnson taking on Thiago Moises. The downside is Johnson is coming in close to the five hundred mark in his career and compared to Moises, it is actually a horrible record as he has ended up winning 75% of his matches in his younger career. In fact, Johnson has lost only  1 fight less than Moises has ended up fighting in.

Michael Johnson is heading into the bout here with his well known Southpaw type of stance. When it comes to the fighting style Johnson has ended up using the wrestling style more than any of the other styles. In his last fight Johnson ended up losing a battle by decision to Stevie Ray. However, the match before that was a KO/TKO in the third round. Those losses have actually dropped Johnson to 20-15 in his career and ended up with a 8-2 record in the TKO/KO bouts, but for a wrestling style fighter Johnson is horrible in submission matches at 2-8.

When it comes to Thiago Moises, he is using the normal orthodox style of fighting. However, he is still fairly new with only 16 bouts under his belt and does not really have a declared fighting style that is in place. In his last fight Moises ended up losing by unanimous decision to Damir Ismagulov. The loss dropped Moises to a 12-4 record and when it comes to his TKO/KO mark Moises is 3-0 and submission fights Moises is unbeaten at 5-0.

The tale of the tape has Johnson coming into the fight with a height advantage at 5’10” and comes in at 155 pounds. The reach that Johnson has is sitting at 73.5” and that will give Johnson a slight advantage in the bout. For Moises, he is coming into the fight standing at 5’9” and weighs in at 155 pounds, but only has a 70 inch reach that will not help him in getting the first strikes.

Michael Johnson vs Thiago Moises Prediction – Thiago Moises

Moises is coming in only slightly favored in the fight. However, what is a telling tail is the submissions that Johnson has had lately and the fights that have not went his way. Those will definitely hurt the chances of Johnson in winning. Not to mention Moises is a great fighter when it comes to submission battles. Look for Moises to use that to his advantage and bring home the win.