Conor will never be great on the ground. He needs takedown defense . Almost no one can take his power and his stand up is better than anyones he faced. His weakness is his gas tank , which will never be better than average no matter how hard he trains, and the ground. If he can stay on the feat for any length of time the first 3 rounds, he has a good chance of connecting. If he gets taken down he will be held down and beat up and worn down. His time is best spent on avoiding the ground and then trying to get up if he goes down. He will never be at the level of the elite grapplers at this point in his career.
This is a great stylistic match up with a proven great fighter (not a big Conor fan but he wins) vs. one who looks like he is great but still, not really tested against elite fighters. Conor reminds me of BJ in some ways. BJ never seemed to learn that he had about 2 rounds to win or have the guy so hurt he could coast. Conor has to stay out of the championships rounds.