Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jack “Phar” Jenkins will take on Don “Shameless” Shainis in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 284 card.

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

The 31-year-old, Jack Jenkins is coming in with a 10-2 record. Jenkins will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Emiliano Linares at DWCS 6.10 in September.

Shainis, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB loss against Sodiq Yusuff on September 27, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan and holds a 12-4 record.

Jack Jenkins has an switch fighting stance with a 68″ reach. The 34-year-old, Don Shainis is an orthodox fighter with a 67″ 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 Jenkins:
→ Jenkins’s striking accuracy is 73%.
→ Jenkins lands 3.59 significant strikes per minute.
→ Jenkins’s takedown accuracy is 66%.
→ Jenkins’s takedown average is 4.14 per 15 minutes.
→ Jenkins’s takedown defense is 100%.

Jenkins comes in with 73% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.59 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Shainis fires at 100% accuracy, landing about 6 significant strikes per minute. Jack Jenkins also has a 66% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 4.14 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Shainis’s 0 takedowns and 0% takedown accuracy.

Don Shainis:
→ Shainis’s striking accuracy is 100%.
→ Shainis lands 6 significant strikes per minute.
→ Shainis’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Shainis’s takedown average is 0 per 15 minutes.
→ Shainis’s takedown defense is 0%.

Don spent on average 0:30 minutes in the Octagon and Jack has an average fight time of 14:30 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 284 is live in , who do you think will win, Jack or Don? Sound off in the comments.

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