Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Gabriel “Marretinha” Bonfim will take on Mounir “The Sniper” Lazzez in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 283 card.

In this post, we will break down Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 27-year-old, Gabriel Bonfim is coming in with a 13-0-0 record. Bonfim will be fighting for the first time since a win via SUB against Trey Waters at DWCS 6.7 in September.

Lazzez, meanwhile, is coming off a U-DEC win against Ange Loosa on September 6, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad and holds a 11-2 record.

Gabriel Bonfim has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 37-year-old, Mounir Lazzez is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Gabriel Bonfim:
→ Bonfim’s striking accuracy is 38%.
→ Bonfim lands 6.17 significant strikes per minute.
→ Bonfim’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Bonfim’s takedown average is 3.56 per 15 minutes.
→ Bonfim’s takedown defense is 0%.

Bonfim comes in with 38% striking accuracy, typically landing about 6.17 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Lazzez fires at 54% accuracy, landing about 7.4 significant strikes per minute. Gabriel Bonfim also has a 100% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.56 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Lazzez’s 1.84 takedowns and 71% takedown accuracy.

Mounir Lazzez:
→ Lazzez’s striking accuracy is 54%.
→ Lazzez lands 7.4 significant strikes per minute.
→ Lazzez’s takedown accuracy is 66%.
→ Lazzez’s takedown average is 1.84 per 15 minutes.
→ Lazzez’s takedown defense is 71%.

Mounir spent on average 10:52 minutes in the Octagon and Gabriel has an average fight time of 4:13 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 283 is live in , who do you think will win, Gabriel or Mounir? Sound off in the comments.

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