Jack Hermansson vs. Kelvin Gastelum – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jack “The Joker” Hermansson will take on Kelvin Gastelum in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 172 card.

In this post, we will break down Jack Hermansson vs. Kelvin Gastelum matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Jack Hermansson is coming in with a 20-5-0 record. Hermansson will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier in September.

Gastelum, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision loss against Darren Till on September 28, 2019 at UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz and holds a 16-5-0 (1 NC) record.

Jack Hermansson has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 33-year-old, Kelvin Gastelum is an southpaw fighter with a 71″ 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.

Jack Hermansson:
→ Hermansson’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Hermansson lands 5.13 significant strikes per minute.
→ Hermansson’s takedown accuracy is 36%.
→ Hermansson’s takedown average is 2.23 per 15 minutes.
→ Hermansson’s takedown defense is 77%.

Hermansson comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.13 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Gastelum fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 3.75 significant strikes per minute. Jack Hermansson also has a 36% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.23 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Gastelum’s 0.80 takedowns and 62% takedown accuracy.

Kelvin Gastelum:
→ Gastelum’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Gastelum lands 3.75 significant strikes per minute.
→ Gastelum’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Gastelum’s takedown average is 0.80 per 15 minutes.
→ Gastelum’s takedown defense is 62%.

Kelvin spent on average 12:49 minutes in the Octagon and Jack has an average fight time of 8:05 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 172 is live in , who do you think will win, Jack or Kelvin? Sound off in the comments.

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