Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos 6/20/20 – UFC Fight Night Picks & Preview
Josh Emmett is taking on Shane Burgos in this match here. What is really interesting is the fact that the match here is very close in the records of the fighters. When it comes to Josh Emmett he has ended up posting a decent 15-2 record in his career. With Shane Burgos he has managed to get 13-1 record in his career so far.
Emmett is coming into the fight here with a total of 3.63 strikes per minute, but has ended up getting them landing at a rate of 39.96%. When it comes to the takedowns he averages 1.5 with a success rate of 45%. With Emmett he is coming into the fight with an orthodox type of stance but he has ended up getting a striker fighting style. The last fight for Emmett was a KO/TKO win in the first round.
With Shane Burgos he has ended up getting a total of 7.09 strikes a minute. Conversion on those has landed at a clip of 50.34%. The takedowns is sitting at .36, but he has managed to convert at 100% in his career during that .36 attempts. Burgos is coming into the fight as an orthodox type of fighter with a striker style as well. In his last fight Burgos ended up getting a win in the 3rd round by a KO/TKO win.
With the tale of the tape, it will be interesting to see how it pans out as Emmett is coming in standing at only 5’6” and 145 pounds. However, what is interesting is the fact that Emmett has a 70 inch reach. With Shane Burgos he is coming into the match standing at 5’11” and 145 pounds, but what else is nice is he has a tremendous reach advantage at 75 inches.
Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos Odds: Josh Emmett +115, Shane Burgos -135
Round Total: Over 2.5 +115, Under 2.5 -145
Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos Pick: Shane Burgos, Under 2.5
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The fights here is going to be one that will definitely be interesting to say the least. However, what is going to be the telling sign is the fact that Burgos has a huge reach advantage. With that being the case it will help Burgos in getting the win in the game here. Look for Burgos to use his reach advantage to get the win in this match here, but it will be quick action fight here.