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#4 Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima
Again, like with the previous fight, should this Welterweight tilt be on the main card of a UFC pay-per-view in 2019? Likely not, but to steal Max Holloway’s favourite phrase, it is what it is. Luke Jumeau is a popular fighter from New Zealand which probably explains the placement, but in terms of UFC success, ‘The Juggernaut’ is still very unproven.
Lima is at least a semi-interesting fighter to watch. The younger brother of Bellator’s outstanding Douglas Lima, Dhiego’s biggest claim to fame is probably the fact that he made it into two separate finals of The Ultimate Fighter, only to come up short on both occasions. That might not be fair, actually – Lima is a hugely skilled fighter in all areas, but unfortunately for him, his weak chin has tended to let him down in the past.
Right now he’s on a two-fight win streak, but it must be said that the two opponents he defeated – Court McGee and Chad Laprise – weren’t able to test his chin. Laprise was knocked out quickly while McGee – not a fighter renowned for his punching power – wasn’t able to land cleanly on him. The fact that he was able to take out two hardened veterans says a lot for Lima’s skills, though.
This looks like a good fight for him in my opinion, too. Judging by his previous UFC fights, Jumeau is somewhat of a brawler who enjoys trading shots, but he isn’t all that technical with it, and he doesn’t look like the best athlete. Sure, he’s got a number of KO and TKO finishes on his ledger – 5 to be exact – but while Lima’s chin is definitely dodgy the opponents who did knock him out were all relatively technical strikers like Tim Means and Jason Jackson.
Jumeau has a chance here simply because I just don’t trust Lima’s chin in the slightest, but in terms of actual skills I feel like he’s overmatched from all I’ve seen, and to add to that he hasn’t actually fought since February 2018. I’ve got to go with the more proven, skilled fighter here and so I’m taking Lima.
The Pick: Lima via unanimous decision
