The UFC has had a turbulent this year because of the pandemic. However, that has not stopped them from delivering amazing fights throughout the year. UFC 256 is the last PPV card of this year and will be headlined by Deiveson Figueiredo taking on Brandon Moreno. The whole card, however, is stacked with some incredible fights. Junior dos Santos vs Ciryl Gane is one of them. 

The heavyweight matchup between the two men will be the first fight on the main card. ‘Cigano’ is currently ranked 7th in the division, whereas ‘Bon Gamin’ is ranked 14th. The fight will be an excellent opportunity for both men to jump up a few spots. 

We analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each fighter and highlight the possible route to victory for each fighter.

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Junior dos Santos vs Ciryl Gane is set to be an epic clash at heavyweight 

Junior dos Santos has been in the UFC for 12 years now. During his time in the UFC, ‘Cigano’ has won the heavyweight belt and defended it once. He has also fought for the belt on multiple occasions but has come up short. He is currently 0-3 in his last three fights; all three losses have come via TKO. 

‘Bon Gamin’ on the other hand made his UFC debut last August with a submission win over Raphael Pessoa. Since then he has fought two more times and is currently 3-0 in the UFC and 6-0 as a professional. His last fight was a decision win over Tanner Boser in almost a year ago. 

‘JDS’ has secured a staggering 71% of his wins via T/KO and has averaged 0.91 knockdowns per 15 minutes. In his UFC career thus far, he has landed a mind-boggling 4.66 significant strikes per minute with a 48% accuracy while absorbing only 3.13 in return. Therefore, it’s no secret that ‘JDS’ will want to keep this fight standing. 

Gane on the other hand has secured 50% of his wins via submission. In his UFC career thus far, he has averaged 3.57 submissions per 15 minutes. He will be looking to take the fight to the ground; however, it will not be easy given Junior has an 81% takedown defense.

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Gane’s forte is his ground game; however, his stand-up is not far behind. He has landed an impressive 3.57 significant strikes per minute with a 68% accuracy and absorbed just 1.67 in return. 

Given the recent form of the two fighters, Ciryl Gane should be able to secure his fourth win in the promotion over a legend in ‘JDS’

Prediction: Cyril Gane via decision