Light heavyweight: Ty Flores vs. Dustin Jacoby
Tale of the tape
26-years-old
6’3″
Denver, Colorado
Elevation Fight Team
7-2
32-years-old
6’4″
78.0″
Springfield, Illinois
Finney’s HIT Squad
11-5
Pros and Cons
Ty Flores
Pros
- Good pressure
- Decent wrestling
- Dexterity in his kickboxing
Cons
- Bad TDD
- Lost on his back
- Slow/labored punches
- Poor cardio
Dustin Jacoby
Pros
- Good knees
- Excellent jab
- Good distance management
- Good leg kicks
Cons
- Questionable TDD
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Jacoby
Speed: Jacoby
Output/Volume: Flores
Knockout Power: Jacoby
Chin: Flores
Kickboxing: Jacoby
Footwork: Jacoby
Wrestling: Flores
Grappling: Flores
Submissions: Flores
Cardio: Jacoby
Prediction
This is a tough fight to call as Jacoby has only had one MMA fight in the last five years. He’s a former UFC fighter, fighting for the promotion in 2011-2012 going 0-2 and getting cut. Since his run in MMA Jacoby tried his hand at kickboxing. He went 10-8 as a pro kickboxer and fought for Glory. Flores has one path to victory and that’s to use his wrestling. Jacoby in his latest MMA fight showed perfect takedown defense which was something he’s had some issues with before. With all that said, I’m not too sold on Flores as he has way too many holes. Flores isn’t exactly a good wrestler and his cardio problem will hurt him tremendously in this fight.
