Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Rico Farrington
Tale of the Tape
Daniel Rodriguez
32-years-old
6’0″
75″ Reach
Alhambra, California
Tapout LA
8-1
Rico Farrington
30-years-old
6’4″
79″ reach
Miramar, Florida
MMA Masters
7-2
Pros and Cons
Daniel Rodriguez
Pros
- Good overhand left
- Good knees
- Hits hard
Cons
- Wild striker
- Holds hands low
- Takedown defense needs work
- Poor cardio
Rico Farrington
Pros
- Quick jab
- Good head movement
- Good TDD
- Fast hands
Cons
- Lacks skills off his back
- Failure to commit to anything
- Doesn’t use his range as he should
Who has the Advantage?
Striking: Farrington
Speed: Farrington
Knockout Power: Rodriguez
Chin: Even
Kickboxing: Farrington
Footwork: Farrington
Wrestling: Rodriguez
Grappling: Rodriguez
Submissions: Rodriguez
Cardio: Farrington
Prediction
Farrington has qualities many fighters don’t have such as long reach, head movement, and a jab. With that said, what good is reach when you don’t utilize it much? What good is head movement when you fail to counter? What good is a jab if you don’t throw anything behind it? Farrington has what it takes to be a good fighter but just comes up short in putting it all together? Rodriguez is very underwhelming though so it’s still a fight Farrington can win. Being in front of Dana perhaps will have Farrington pull on the trigger a bit more, and if so, he can win this for sure.
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