Sam Stout is a UFC veteran, who has had many ups and downs in his career. Currently however, he finds himself on a 4-1 streak, including big wins over Joe Lauzon and Matt Wiman, and most recently he brutally knocked out Yves Edwards.
Current Sam Stout vs Thiago Tavares Odds;
Tavares – (-145) - Bovada.Lv
Stout – (+115) - Bovada.Lv
Thiago Tavares too has seen a lot of ups and downs in his UFC tenure, although unlike Stout, Tavares has generally won his fights in the grappling realm opposed to the striking realm. Currently, he finds himself on a 3-1-1 streak, with his lone loss coming to Shane Roller in a fight he was winning.
Really, this is a striker versus grappler fight, and could go either way. Tavares is himself a competent striker, which he will presumably use to set up his takedowns, although as we saw against Roller, it could lead to overconfidence and another knockout loss. However, Tavares followed up the Roller loss with an ultra conservative performance against Spencer Fisher where he showed absolutely no desire to stand and trade with his opponent, and given Stout’s striking credentials, I think it’s fair to assume Tavares will be looking to bring things to the ground fast.
Ultimately, I generally haven’t been too impressed with Sam Stout’s wrestling and takedown defense, and while I’m not going to say the loss of Shawn Tompkins is going to be the reason he loses this fight, it’s not helping his case.
The Thiago Tavares vs Sam Stout prediction is that Tavares wrestles his way to another late stoppage or decision. This is absolutely a winnable fight for Stout, as he can keep things standing and win this pretty easily, however the Tavares who has showed up in his last two fights is not losing this. At even odds, I think it warrants a small to moderate play.
Stout Vs Tavares Betting Odds Conclusion: Tavares has demonstrated himself to be the better fighter, and if he imposes his wrestling, he’s got this. Given the current Sam Stout vs Thiago Tavares odds a small bet on Tavares is warranted.
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