Featherweight: Jonas Bilharinho Vs. Canaan Kawaihae
Tale of the Tape
31-years-old
5’11”
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team Nogueira
8-1-1
6 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission
24-years-old
6’0″
Kailua, Hawaii
Cjjf Kailua
6-1
1 KO/TKO, 4 Submissions
Pros and Cons
Jonas Bilharinho
Pros
- Covers distance quick
- Fights long really well
- Good knees
- Solid kickboxing
- Good kicks to the body
- Explosive
- Good left hand
- Dangerous flying knees
- Good bodywork
- Quick hands
Cons
- Questionable TDD
Canaan Kawaihae
Pros
- Explosive
- Good knees in the clinch
- Credible wrestling
- Submission threat
- Good grappling
- Dangerous head kick
- Quick
- Good output
- Hits hard
- Fast starter
Cons
- Suspect gas tank
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Bilharinho
Speed: Kawaihae
Output/Volume: Kawaihae
Knockout Power: Bilharinho
Chin: Even:
Kickboxing: Bilharinho
Footwork: Bilharinho
Wrestling: Kawaihae
Grappling: Even
Submissions: Kawaihae
Cardio: Bilharinho
Prediction
Love this fight between two ultra-talented guys. I’ve been a fan of Bilharinho for a long time but his strength of schedule lacks big time. In the last six years, he’s only fought twice. His last fight was two years ago.
Kawaihae hasn’t been too active either only fighting once in three years. Kawaihae is a young kid though, and has the talent to be in the UFC. I just don’t see it happening against Bilharinho. Bilharinho is just the higher-level, more experienced fighter at this point. I don’t see a path to victory for Kawaihae. Bilharinho sits at +120 which is surprising considering how much I favor him.
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