Lightweight: Shaheen Santana vs. Natan Levy
Tale of the Tape
29-years-old
6’1″
Miami, Florida, US
MMA Masters
6-0
29-years-old
5’9″
Las Vegas, Nevada, US (originally Israel)
Syndicate MMA
5-0
Pros and Cons
Shaheen Santana
Pros
- Submission threat
- Good off his back/Dangerous guard
- Solid grappling
Cons
- Poor cardio
- Bad TDD
- Hands low
Natan Levy
Pros
- Solid Jiu-Jitsu
- Creative Kicks
- Fast starter
- Excellent takedown entries
- Good ground and pound
- Solid wrestling
- Very well-rounded
- Tough
- Submission threat
Cons
- Cardio needs work
- Lacks striking defense
- Leaves himself open in exchanges
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Levy
Speed: Levy
Output/Volume: Levy
Knockout Power: Neither
Chin: ?
Kickboxing: Levy
Footwork: Levy
Wrestling: Levy
Grappling: Levy
Submissions: Levy
Cardio: Levy
Prediction
While Levy is someone I think is better in every aspect, he’s a small 145er moving up to lightweight. And stepping into this fight on short notice. Levy is skilled on the feet but will have trouble against a good striker, especially a counter-striker. Good thing is, he won’t have to worry about that much with Santana as he’s essentially a grappler only.
Comparing both fighters in the grappling department, I’ve been more impressed with Levy. I’m siding with Levy here because I think he’s better where Santana is likely to want this fight at.
