Welterweight: Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Edson Gomez
Tale of the Tape
Ignacio Bahamondes
23-years-old
6’2″
74″
Miami, Florida, US but from Santiago, Chile
VFS Academy
10-3
Edson Gomez
29-years-old
5’8″
Upland, California, US
Combined Martial Science
6-1
Pros and Cons
Ignacio Bahamondes
Pros
- Excellent kickboxing
- Good movement
- Good distance management
- Diverse attack/Very tricky
- Excellent body kicks
- Throw kicks to strikes beautifully/Transitional striking
- Good straight right
Cons
- TDD needs work
- Grappling defense struggles
- Doesn’t deal with pressure well
Edson Gomez
Pros
- Good wrestling
- Decent hands
- Good in burst
Cons
- Will curl up a lot
- Poor cardio
- Struggles at range
- Back against the cage too often
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Bahamondes
Speed: Bahamondes
Output/Volume: Bahamondes
Knockout Power: Bahamondes
Chin: Bahamondes
Kickboxing: Bahamondes
Footwork: Bahamondes
Wrestling: Gomez
Grappling: Even
Submissions: Neither
Cardio: Bahamondes
Prediction
This is a perfect match-up for Bahamondes. Gomez is a dangerous fighter early round one with his aggression. With that said, Bahamondes is very good at sticking guys at his preferred range. Gomez doesn’t tend to find much success at distance and at a seven-inch height disadvantage I expect Bahamondes to piece him up. The path to victory for Gomez is to get the takedown and finish with ground strikes. The problem is, based on past performances, he has around four minutes to do so before he gasses. Bahamondes has lost twice by submission in the first round which is a concern. Still, Gomez isn’t a submission threat and I’m not entirely sold on his grappling in general. The pick is Bahamondes as he appears to be the better fighter.
Notably, Gomez was well over the welterweight limit at weigh-in, but the fight is a go.
