In a few hours, UFC Vegas 48 will begin with its proceedings and fans are highly excited as this event features a mouth-watering main event fight between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill. However, there are several thrilling matchups on the card that one should watch out for.
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So let us preview one such fight that will take place in the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill. Rising bantamweight contender Mario Bautista will go head to head against Jay Perrin in a three-round bout in the prelims of UFC Vegas 48.
Initially, Mario Bautista was supposed to fight Khalid Taha at UFC Vegas 48. However, Khalid had to pull out from the bout due to unforeseen circumstances. Thereafter Jay Perrin accepted this three round bantamweight bout on short notice.
Leading up to this fight, Bautista is coming off a disastrous knockout defeat against Trevin Jones in his last fight. On the other hand, despite suffering a unanimous decision loss in the DWCS fight against Dwight Joseph, Jay Perrin managed to impress Dana White and earn a UFC contract.
Before moving forward to the breakdown and predictions let us compare the stats of the two bantamweights that will fight in the prelims of the event.
UFC Vegas 48: Mario Bautista vs Jay Perrin Stats
Stats | Mario Bautista | Jay Perrin |
---|---|---|
Wins | 8 | 10 |
Losses | 2 | 4 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in | 5 ft 11 in |
Division | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
Reach | 69 in | 67 in |
Age | 28 years old | 28 years old |
UFC Vegas 48: Mario Bautista vs Jay Perrin Fight Breakdown and Prediction
Mario Bautista has had his fair share of up’s and downs in the UFC. After suffering a submission loss in his debut fight against Cory Sandhagen, Bautista then bounced back with two back to back wins to his name. However, a knockout loss against Trevin Jones in his last fight has stopped his rise in the division.
Therefore he needs to string together a good streak of wins in order to break into the top 15 of the stacked bantamweight division. Speaking about this matchup, Bautista possesses a lot of power in his striking and would likely trouble Perrin a lot. On the other hand, Jay Perrin is a good wrestler and his grappling skills were on exhibit in his last fight as he landed four takedowns against Dwight Joseph.
However, it would be difficult to takedown Mario and in a striking battle, there is a high possibility that Bautista would outstrike him over three rounds.
UFC Vegas 48: Mario Bautista vs Jay Perrin Fight Prediction – Mario Bautista wins via Decision