Flyweight: Jeffrey Molina vs. Jacob Silva
Tale of the Tape
Jeffrey Molina
23-years-old
5’6″
Olathe, Kansas
Glory MMA & Fitness
7-2
23-years-old
5’6″
Olathe, Kansas
Glory MMA & Fitness
7-2
Jacob Silva
32-years-old
5’5″
Houston, Texas
Metro Fight Club
6-2
32-years-old
5’5″
Houston, Texas
Metro Fight Club
6-2
Pros and Cons
Jeffrey Molina
Pros
- Good leg kicks
- Submission threat
- Good ground game
- Good ground and pound
- Uses feints a lot
Cons
- TDD needs some work
- Questionable grappling defense
Jacob Silva
Pros
- Scrambles very well
- Dangerous in burst
- Strong
- Huge knockout power
- Good combinations
- Explosive
Cons
- TDD needs work
- Poor cardio
- Can be wild
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Silva
Speed: Molina
Output/Volume: Silva
Knockout Power: Silva
Chin: Even
Kickboxing: Molina
Footwork: Molina
Wrestling: Molina
Grappling: Molina
Submissions: Molina
Cardio: Molina
Prediction
If Molina can avoid the big power from Silva he should cruise here. Silva is a power puncher who fights in bursts. Molina has good movement and those leg kicks he likes to throw should slow Silva down. The biggest path to victory for Molina is if he can successfully land takedowns which he should. Once on the mat, I respect the scrambling ability of Silva but Molina has a good size grappling advantage. While Silva is strong and powerful I side with the technical ability of Molina.
