Manoel Sousa is 1-0 in the UFC after stopping Bolaji Oki in the third round in March. Richie Miranda makes his UFC debut. The model favors Sousa, and it is reading the one octagon result it has.
The read
With Miranda yet to fight in the UFC, a single fight is carrying more weight than usual, and the number should be held accordingly. Sousa's path is a repeat of the Oki fight, staying with it through the early rounds until the finish arrives. Miranda's path is unmeasured here, and a debutant who lands clean early can turn this over quickly. Sousa's stoppage came in the third, so patience is the shape to expect from him well before a finish shows up.
What decides it
- Miranda makes his UFC debut
- Sousa's only octagon result is a third-round stoppage
- One fight carrying the whole read
- Sousa's finish came late, not early
- Three rounds, knockout the model's top method