Johnny Munhoz is scheduled to fight Tony Gravely this weekend at UFC Fight Night; headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Alexander Volkov. The bantamweight bout will be a fixture of the prelim portion of the event. Neither Johnny Munhoz nor Tony Gravely is ranked at the moment in the division.
Nicknamed ‘Kid Kvenbo,’ Johnny Munhoz will make the walk to the Octagon for the third time in his career. He made his UFC debut against Nate Maness in 2020. But Johnny has not been the most active fighter in the division.
Following his first loss, Munhoz had a 1-year layoff. But he came back strong against Jamey Simmons. Munhoz defeated Jamey via rear-naked choke in round 2 of the contest.
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Tony Gravely made a great impression on the Dana White’s Contender Series against Ray Rodriguez. Gravely won the bout via third-round TKO stoppage in 2019. In the following years, Tony has fought 5 times with a record of 3-2 in the UFC. During his last outing, Tony beat Saimon Oliveira via unanimous decision in January at UFC 270.
UFC Fight Night Prelims, Johnny Munhoz vs Tony Gravely: Stats
Stats | Johnny Munhoz | Tony Gravely |
---|---|---|
Wins | 11 | 22 |
Losses | 1 | 7 |
Height | 1.75 m | 1.65 m |
Division | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
Reach | 180.3 cm | 175.3 cm |
Age | 29 | 30 |
Johnny Munhoz vs Tony Gravely: Fight Breakdown
A predominant grappler in Johnny Munhoz will go up against a predominant striker in Tony Gravely. Munhoz has 7 submission wins in his career so far while Gravely has knocked out 9 of his opponents. On the other end of the spectrum, Tony has 3 submission wins whereas Munhoz has 2 knockout victories.
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According to the stats, Munhoz secures 2.66 takedowns per 15 minutes. He landed 3 takedowns against Jamey Simmons and 1 against Nate Maness. Johnny lands 2.79 strikes per minute and absorbs 1.24. In comparison, Tony Gravely lands 3.91 shots and absorbs 3.07 shots per minute. Gravely also has higher takedowns per fight with 6.76 per fight.
Gravely has a background in NCAA division 1 wrestling. He also holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But surprisingly, Gravely had been submitted 5 times in his MMA career. Hence his best chance of beating Munhoz will be via stand up.
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But looking at the stats, there’s a high chance that the bout hits the ground. If it does, it will highly favour Johnny Munhoz. But there also remains a possibility of an early knockout Tony Gravely.