Light heavyweight: Shonte Barnes Vs. Joseph Holmes
Tale of the Tape
Shonte Barnes
34-years-old
6’4″
Szczecin, Poland
American Top Team Asheville
6-1-1
Six first-round finishes
34-years-old
6’4″
Szczecin, Poland
American Top Team Asheville
6-1-1
Six first-round finishes
Joseph Holmes
26-years-old
6’4″
Dallas, Texas, US
SFS MMA
5-1
100% finish-rate
26-years-old
6’4″
Dallas, Texas, US
SFS MMA
5-1
100% finish-rate
Pros and Cons
Shonte Barnes
Pros
- Fight-ending ground and pound
- Knockout power
- Submission threat
Cons
- Hands low
- TDD needs work
- Has trouble off his back
- A little sloppy at times
Joseph Holmes
Pros
- Uses his range well
- Good jab
- Strong one-two
- Good use of kicks
- Neck hunter
- Decent wrestling
- Good jiu-jitsu
- Solid cardio
Cons
- TDD needs work
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Holmes
Speed: Barnes
Output/Volume: Even
Knockout Power: Barnes
Chin: Unknown
Kickboxing: Even
Footwork: Barnes
Wrestling: Holmes
Grappling: Homles
Submissions: Holmes
Cardio: Holmes
Prediction
Barnes is fun to watch but he’s not UFC level at this point. He’s a guy that fits in well fighting other local guys. With Holmes, it’s still questionable whether he’s at a higher level but he has potential.
Even though he’s taking this fight on short notice Holmes is better everywhere. Barnes is a threat with his knockout power but I don’t see it threatening Holmes. The path to victory against Holmes is to wrestle and Barnes isn’t that guy. I’m pretty confident in Holmes in this fight.
