Bantamweight: Miles Johns vs. Richie Santiago
Tale of the Tape
Miles Johns
25-years-old
5’7″
68″ Reach
Dallas, Texas
Fortis MMA
8-0
Richie Santiago
26-years-old
5’7″
67.5″ Reach
Milford, Massachusetts
Tri-Force MMA
7-1
Pros and Cons
Miles Johns
Pros
Excellent jab
Explosive
Solid wrestling
Solid takedown defense
Good cardio
Cons
Can be a bit wild
Richie Santiago
Pros
- Finishes combos with leg kick
- Throws a lot of volume
- Fast starter
- Excellent rear-naked choke
Cons
- Telegraphs takedown attempts
- Sits in the pocket for too long
- Suspect cardio
- Very slow hand speed
- Easily hit
Prediction
This is a tailor-made matchup for Johns as he is better in every aspect. Johns is miles ahead of Santiago on the feet as his jab is textbook and he is just much faster than Santiago. Santiago takes a lot of unnecessary damage and Johns hits hard, so he could very well put him away early. There is no way that Santiago can get Johns down either as Johns would be the stronger and the much better wrestler. The pick is easily Johns.
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