Bantamweight: Mando Gutierrez Vs. Paul Rosas Jr.
Tale of the tape
25-years-old
5’6″
East Lansing, Michigan, US
Murcielago MMA
7-1
6 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 17-12
17-years-old
5’8″
Mexico/Las Vegas, Nevada, US
10th Planet Las Vegas
5-0
1 KO/TKO, 4 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 3-3
Pros and Cons
Mando Gutierrez
Pros
- Fast starter
- Good wrestling
- Flows on top
- Good power double leg
- Hyper aggression style
- Excellent guillotine
- Big submission threat
- Submission threat
- Strong
- Solid jiu-jitsu
- Smooth back take
- Good kicking game
Cons
- Struggles on the outside
- TDD needs work
- Poor striking defense
- Gives up his back
Paul Rosas JrPros
- Fast starter
- Big submission threat
- Quick smooth transitions
- Slick Jiu-Jitsu
- Good ground and pound
- Resilient pace
- Good wrestling
- High work rate
Cons
- N/A
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Gutierrez
Speed: Gutierrez
Output/Volume: Gutierrez
Kickboxing: Gutierrez
Striking defense: Rosas
Footwork/movement: Even
Wrestling: Rosas
Grappling: Rosas
More likely to finish on the mat: Rosas
Gas tank: Rosas
Prediction: Rosas has been running through everybody so it’s going to be fun to see him against a guy like Gutierrez.
Both men are grapplers and on the feet, it’s easy to say Gutierrez has the advantage there. Rosas has spent basically no time on the feet getting takedowns right away. Although Gutierrez is decent on the feet he has a lot of decencies there as well.
This fight is definitely going to the mat and you have to favor Rosas. Gutierrez has been taken down, dominated, and submitted. It’s been the complete opposite for Rosas as nobody has an answer for the wrestling and ground game of Rosas. Rosas might just be 17 but is the bigger more physical guy. The pick is Rosas and I’m pretty confident.
