UFC 214 BETTING PREVIEW AND ODDS: CORMIER VS. JONES

Posted November 20, 2019

Ahead of every UFC battle card, Jay Primetown of all MMAOddsBreaker.com takes a look at a few of the key contests at every function. In the most recent installment, we look at UFC 214’s blockbuster primary event as Jon Jones returns to the Octagon to confront Daniel Cormier in a bitter grudge match for the light heavyweight championship.
Daniel Cormier (Record: 19-1, +235 Underdog, Power Ranking: A+)
The 38-year-old Olympic wrestler turned MMA fighter has turned into one of the best light heavyweights of all-time. Of his 20 bouts, the only time he watched defeat was to Jones in the first meeting. Since that setback in 2015, Cormier has won four straight bouts, with successes over Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Johnson (twice) and Anderson Silva.
Being undersized hasn’t been a problem for Cormier in MMA. He actually made a name for himself Strikeforce, beating the likes of Josh Barnett and Antonio Silva are the final heavyweight champion from the business before it was obtained by the UFC. Once in the UFC, Cormier quickly transitioned to light and has come to be a Hall of Fame-caliber fighter. Despite being under six feet tall with just a 72.5-inch reach, Cormier has seldom had a problem with opponents even giving up to a foot at reach and six inches in height.
Statistically, Cormier is extremely strong. He lands 3.78 significant strikes per minute despite consuming just 2.07. He enrolls nearly two takedowns per 15 minutes from the cage with an percent success rate on takedowns. Cormier has very good footwork for the weight class and does nicely to close space and force opponents to fight at close range. He does not possess the knockout capability to put quality competitions away early, but he has an excellent chin, forcing rivals into a bodily, energy draining bout. He’s proven to be one of the most difficult fighters to deal with in a cage over 25 minutes.
Jon Jones (Record: 22-1, -255 Favorite, Power Ranking: A++)
The 30-year-old Endicott, New York native is one of the best mixed martial artists of all-time. In 23 fights, his hand has been increased in all but one of those matches. The only time it was not raised was due to a disqualification in a fight he was winning decisively. Jones returns to action for the first time since an April 2016 decision win over Ovince Saint Preux, This fight will truly clean out any applicable contenders in his weight class.
The Jackson’s MMA merchandise is the top fighter in the world for a lot of reasons. To begin, physically he is very talented in that his 84.5-inch hit is right near the top of the sport. Jones uses his length very well, as he lands a whopping 2.25 more significant strikes a minute than he consumes. He places him right near the very top of the UFC in that category too. He combines that with 94 percent takedown defense, which makes him hard to strike and difficult to take to the mat.
Jones combines that defensive prowess having a creative striking game using a great deal of unorthodox kicks. On the floor, Jones has as brutal of ground-and-pound as anybody in MMA. He delivers vicious elbows in prime controller and is capable of finishing in any struggle with that position. Jones has invested a great deal of time around the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mats at his time away from MMA and it is certainly possible he integrates a significant submission grappling focus to his MMA prowess.
Matchup
In the most anticipated MMA bout of 2017, the former winner Jones returns to recover his light heavyweight championship against the current champ Cormier. Within their first bout, the fight was fairly even after two rounds, but Jones’ body function really started to pay dividends at the next round, since he really started to out-land Cormier to win a determination. Furthermore, Jones also out-grappled Cormier, procuring three takedowns when compared with this one that his opponent had from the bout.

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