Bruno Silva and Gregory Rodrigues have both put Tavares out in the last year. His chin isn't what it used to be and as I mentioned, he is slowing down. But Jun Yong Park couldn't knockout my daughter, let alone an aging Brad Tavares. So then this fight comes down to non-power striking and takedowns. I am surprised to see Park as a 2-1 favorite. I don't see him getting the takedowns, I don't see him controlling the striking pace and I am happy to bet on Brad here. If Jun had the 1 punch power, then this would be a different breakdown. But he doesn't and I don't see him winning.

Brad Tavares

Brad Tavares is a tried and true entity at 185lbs. He is 15-9 in the UFC and fought pretty much every former and current champion and contender. He is a solid striker with very good takedown defense at 81% and the Hawaaiin fighting spirit. He's not very dangerous but is well rounded and typically durable. Even though he is 36 in human years, he has been through enough battles that his fight age is closer to 45. He is starting to decline but can likely still hang. He is coming off the KO loss to Gregory Rodrigues.

Jun Yong Park

Jun Yong Park is a well rounded fighter with a very nice jab and good cage control with solid setups and takedowns. He is pretty good everywhere but dangerous nowhere, he doesn't have the power to KO and while he has plenty of submission wins, he typically grinds his way to decisions. He has a solid striking differential of around 5-4, averages almost 2 takedowns per fight and has enough cardio to maintain a pace for the full 3 rounds. He is coming off the sloppy fight with Andre Muniz where he gave up an insane 11 takedowns.