Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Shane “Hurricane” Burgos will take on Edson “Junior” Barboza in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 262 card.

In this post, we will break down Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Shane Burgos is coming in with a 13-2-0 record. Burgos will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov in June.

Barboza, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Makwan Amirkhani on June 20, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen and holds a 21-9-0 record.

Shane Burgos has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 38-year-old, Edson Barboza is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ 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.

Shane Burgos:
→ Burgos’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Burgos lands 7.31 significant strikes per minute.
→ Burgos’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Burgos’s takedown average is 0.30 per 15 minutes.
→ Burgos’s takedown defense is 89%.

Burgos comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 7.31 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Barboza fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 3.98 significant strikes per minute. Shane Burgos also has a 100% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.30 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Barboza’s 0.44 takedowns and 78% takedown accuracy.

Edson Barboza:
→ Barboza’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Barboza lands 3.98 significant strikes per minute.
→ Barboza’s takedown accuracy is 44%.
→ Barboza’s takedown average is 0.44 per 15 minutes.
→ Barboza’s takedown defense is 78%.

Edson spent on average 11:28 minutes in the Octagon and Shane has an average fight time of 12:24 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC 262 is live in , who do you think will win, Shane or Edson? Sound off in the comments.

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