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.
Thanks for the insight Shawn, your breakdowns are always good. Would be great if you could post a day or 2 earlier than usual though as odds drop quickly for contender series.
Thank you sir. The only reason we publish so late is in case of pullouts and late notice replacements since that happens quite a bit. But if you ever have any questions message me on Twitter @mmawizzard.
love the breakdowns, read them every week. I just wish you would make more over/under predictions. seems to be more value there for DWCS