Road to UFC: Episode 2 Breakdown and Predictions

Lightweight: Jeka Saragih Vs. Pawan Maan

Tale of the Tape

Jeka Saragih
Indonesia
27-years-old
5’8″
10-2
2-fight win streak

Pawan Maan
Pradesh, India
36-years-old
5’7″
7-2-1
3-fight win streak

Pros and Cons

Jeka Saragih

Pros

  • Good leg kicks
  • Explosive
  • Scrambles well
  • Heavy hand
  • Good wrestling
  • Heavy kicks
  • Throws kicks behind punches
  • Good grappling
  • Fast starter
  • Submission threat/Good RNC

Cons

  • Can be over aggressive
  • TDD needs some work
  • Slows a little as the fight goes

Pawan Maan

Pros

  • Good power
  • Decent boxing
  • Good bodywork

Cons

  • Poor TDD
  • Poor grappling defense
  • Rushes in on straight lines
  • Sloppy striking at times
  • Slows as the fight goes

Prediction: Saragih is taking this fight on short notice but I’m still picking him here. He’s pretty impressive and honestly should’ve been straight on the show besides being a fill-in. Just everything I’ve watched on Maan, nothing impresses me. He has glaring holes everywhere. This is the most one-sided fight of the entire episode.