Prediction: Allan Nascimento via Submission<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Durden has relentless takedowns and he\u2019s aggressive in transitions. But that same aggression is exactly what gets him in trouble against high level submission artists, and Nascimento is elite in that department. Nascimento\u2019s jiu-jitsu isn\u2019t just good, it\u2019s world class. His ability to create angles and snatch submissions in scrambles is among the best in the flyweight division. The moment Durden starts forcing his wrestling, those neck exposed entries and sloppy transitions become prime targets for any chokes Nascimento finds available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nascimento\u2019s top control is another major difference maker. Once he gets a dominant position, he floats with pressure, constantly advancing and forcing his opponent to defend multiple threats at once. In his last few wins, his control time has been exceptional, often spending over half the round in dominant positions while constantly threatening submissions. Durden, for all his wrestling credentials, hasn\u2019t shown the same level of positional awareness once fights hit the mat. He\u2019s explosive, yes, but he tends to rush his transitions and gives up space when trying to posture or scramble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the feet, the gap isn\u2019t massive, but the edges still lean toward Nascimento. He\u2019s not flashy. He sticks to linear strikes, keeps his head off center, and picks his moments carefully. He doesn\u2019t lead recklessly, which is key here because Durden\u2019s main striking weapon is that counter right hand. Durden likes to swing big when opponents commit forward, but Nascimento won\u2019t give him that chance. He\u2019ll use straight punches, low kicks, and feints just to get Durden biting, then time level changes or force reactive shots that lead directly into grappling exchanges. Once Durden is shooting under pressure instead of dictating his entries, he becomes predictable and that\u2019s where Nascimento capitalizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prediction: Allan Nascimento via Submission Durden has relentless takedowns and he\u2019s aggressive in transitions. But that same aggression is exactly what gets him in trouble against high level submission artists, and Nascimento is elite in that department. Nascimento\u2019s jiu-jitsu isn\u2019t just good, it\u2019s world class. His ability to create angles…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ufc-vegas-110"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":656,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}