Featherweight: Jean Silva Vs. Kevin Vallejos
Tale of the Tape
26-years-old
5’7″
Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Fighting Nerds
10-2
8 KO/TKOs, 2 Submissions
Combined opponent’s record: 50-33-1
21-years-old
5’8″
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Brothers of Life MMA
11-0
8 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission
Combined opponent’s record: 62-48
Pros and Cons
Jean Silva
Pros
- Dangerous guillotine
- Aggressive
- Quick
- Dangerous is burst
- Covers distance well
- Explosive
Cons
- Questionable cardio
- Reckless
Kevin Vallejos
Pros
- Heavy leg kicks
- Explosive
- Dangerous in explosions
- Physically strong
- High guard
- Good ground and pound
- Excellent counter striker
- Goes body-head well
- Good leg kicks
- Good bodywork
- Knockout power
- Power hooks
Cons
- TDD needs work
- Grappling lacks a little
- Can be a little flat-footed at times
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Vallejos
Speed: Silva
Output/Volume: Silva
Kickboxing: Vallejos
Striking defense: Even
Footwork/movement: Silva
Wrestling: Silva
Grappling: Silva
Gas tank: Vallejos
Prediction: Silva is a firecracker and is going to be a major threat to Vallejos especially early on. The majority of Silva’s finishes have come in the first round and you can see he starts to slow as the fight goes. He does tire because he’s putting everything into what he does. Vallejos will give him that fire fight Silva wants but Vallejos has proved he can take fights into the later rounds.
The only way I see Vallejos losing this is because he gets caught in a submission. Even early on I view Vallejos as the better striker. He’s better technically and mixes it up better. It’s going to show even more as the fight goes on. It’s a Fight of the Night contender but I believe Vallejos has this fight covered.
