THEÊ MainÊ EvEnT
MARTIN KAMPMANN VS MIKE SWICK
Event: UFC 103 - Franklin vs Belfort Date: September 19 Location: Dallas, Texas
STAND UP
AGGRESSION
GROUND
POWER
MENTAL
Martin Kampmann Mike Swick
Age: 27 Age: 30
Height: 6’ / 183cm Height: 6’ 1” / 186cm
Weight: 170lb / 77kg
SPEED
Weight: 170lb / 77kg
Style: Muay Thai, BJJ Style: Kickboxing, BJJ, wrestling
Record: 17 fights (15 wins / 2 losses) Record: 16 fights (14 wins / 2 losses)
PERFORMANCE CURVE (SINCE 2006)
Win +1 / Loss -1 / Draw 0
FIGHTSPORT PREDICTION
Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick might be the only fighters left in ters are very complete, Kampmann might have the edge in Thaiboxing,
the welterweight division who can give Georges St. Pierre a fight, so but Swick is no doubt a better wrestler. Either way, there’s not much in
this one has high stakes—the winner is expected to get a title shot. it—Swick’s striking has been consistently improving as we saw against
Both fighters campaigned as middleweights until losses to much big- Marcus Davis, and Kampmann’s wrestling looked solid against Condit.
ger opponents made clear the enormous disadvadvantage they were What will make the difference in this fight? Motivation, who wants it
at. Swick has since gone four in a row, beating Josh Burkman and Mar- more, who wants the shot at the belt, who is ready to leave everything
cus Davis along the way, and Kampmann ran through Alexandre Barros in the ring in order to come out a winner. In this case, headlining an
before taking a decision over WEC champion Carlos Condit. Both figh- event in Texas, Swick has the edge. Our prediction: Swick by decision
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