Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) is back for its third season and we have a full breakdown of each fight plus predictions for the fifth episode.
Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs. Terrance McKinney
Tale of the Tape
Sean Woodson
27-years-old
6’2″
78″ Reach
St. Louis, Missouri
Wolves’ Den
5-0
Terrance McKinney
24-years-old
5’10”
74″ Reach
Spokane, Washington
Sikjitsu
7-1
Pros and Cons
Sean Woodson
Pros
- Good jab and knees
- Solid takedown defense
- Uses a lot of feints
- Good Muay Thai
- Underrated wrestling
- Dangerous off his back
- Good output
- Switches stances often
Cons
- Keeps hands low
- Slowly returns hands to defensive position
- Can be too calm
- Power lacks
Terrance McKinney
Pros
- Excellent wrestling
- Good grappling
- Good ground-and-pound
- Fast starter
- Smooth transitions
- No cons
Who has the Advantage?
Striking: Woodson
Speed: McKinney
Knockout Power: McKinney
Chin: Even
Kickboxing: Woodson
Footwork: Even
Wrestling: McKinney
Grappling: McKinney
Submissions: McKinney
Cardio: Woodson
Prediction
Of what I’ve watched on McKinney, I’ve been really impressed. He’s a great wrestler and very effective once on the mat. Woodson is taking this fight on short notice and I think is a tougher test than what Adli Edwards was stylistically. Woodson is a huge featherweight but I don’t think his distance control can keep McKinney from advancing. Now Woodson has had excellent takedown defense thus far but McKinney is a top-level wrestler. Woodson has the output but he holds his hands low and does some other things wrong. We haven’t seen a lot of McKinney on the feet but Woodson is no world-beater in striking. The pick is McKinney.
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