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UFC 182: Cerrone vs. Jury
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Published: 1/3/2015  at  3:49:00 AM
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UFC 182: Cerrone vs. Jury

Saturday, Jan. 3 – 11:00 p.m. ET
Las Vegas, NV

Donald Cerrone (25-6) vs. Myles Jury (15-0)

Lightweight bout
Line: Cerrone -180, Jury +147

Donald Cerrone and Myles Jury square off on Saturday in a UFC 182 lightweight fight that could have title implications in the future.

Very few fighters are working in as many matches yearly as Donald Cerrone, who is one of the best conditioned athletes in the sport. He enters this fight on a five-match winning streak, with all five of those fights happening since November 16, 2013. In his last fight against Eddie Alvarez on Sept. 27, he was able to get the unanimous decision victory. He is extremely quick, and he has the ability to win a match in many different ways. Much like the headline fight (Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier), this matchup is also personal, as Cerrone made some comments about Jury not being a true undefeated. Jury has taken care of business in every fight that he has been put in, but this will definitely be the toughest opponent he has ever fought. In his last fight against Takanori Gomi on Sept. 20, he showed huge knockout power by winning the fight in only 1:32. These two are both looking to get another signature victory, which should set up for a matchup even more explosive than Jones and Cormier. Jury will show he is a great competitor, but in the end, CERRONE will do enough to get the victory.

"Cowboy" Cerrone has 25 wins in his career, with the majority of them coming by way of submission (15). He also has six wins by decision and four by knockout. This is a fight where both competitors have different strengths, and for Cerrone, his will be in his striking acumen. He averages 3.96 significant strikes per minute, compared to 2.67 for Jury. Not only does he land more punches, he also is much more accurate when throwing those strikes at 47 percent, compared to 37 percent for Jury. Since Cerrone has really focused back on his career, he has been on a different level than he has ever been. For Jury, this is an opportunity to move up the lightweight rankings in a big way.

"Fury" Jury has 15 wins in his career, with eight wins by knockout. He also has four wins by submission, and three by decision. The 26-year-old from Michigan has shown early in his career that he has a chance to be a star in the sport, but he has to control the tempo of this fight. While Cerrone has the advantage standing up, Jury is very good on the mat. He has a takedown average of 3.18, compared to 1.43 for Cerrone. He is also very efficient at getting his opponent to the ground (67%), while Cerrone is susceptible to the takedown. This matchup is going to come down to which fighter is able to control the tempo. If Cerrone gets off to a fast start, he could make it very difficult for Jury to get the win.


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