How good is Jan Blachowicz ?

[MetaIIica]

Pereira is knocking all these dudes out comfortably, but Jan was going toe to toe on the feet with Pereira and had a close decision.

Izzy was throwing his toothpicks at Jan and was absolutely no threat at all and Jan won comfortably, yet Izzy KOd Pereira.

 

[linvillegorge]

He's very good. Nothing flashy, everything is pretty basic but he's really sound and what he lacks in speed he makes up for with power.

 

[Nobru]

Hes solid. Kinda slowing down but hes not bad anywhere, plus hes got some pop and a decent chin.

 

[Lights Out 101]

The only fighter at LHW who had the brain cells to grapple with Periera rather than testing the standup. He's really good.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Wasn't that fight at high elevation? Jan hasn't really looked the same ever since his loss to Glover.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Pereira is knocking all these dudes out comfortably, but Jan was going toe to toe on the feet with Pereira and had a close decision.

Izzy was throwing his toothpicks at Jan and was absolutely no threat at all and Jan won comfortably, yet Izzy KOd Pereira.

Jan has been up there.

Beat Izzy, drew with Ankalaev, narrowly lost to Pereira. He's been a problem for the best.

He's definitely matured like a fine wine, but he's 41 now, so not sure how long he'll continue to pose such problems.

Jan and Glover have been legit bad ass warriors.

 

[Noveltymortar]

Jan is a bull. Really solid and strong fighter. Remember that Pereira was coming off a brutal KO loss when he fought him though and his confidence was probably a bit shaken, possibly explaining the closeness of their fight.

 

[Vampire life]

Pereira is knocking all these dudes out comfortably, but Jan was going toe to toe on the feet with Pereira and had a close decision.

Izzy was throwing his toothpicks at Jan and was absolutely no threat at all and Jan won comfortably, yet Izzy KOd Pereira.

Honestly I don’t think he’s good at all- never have

 

[ryun253]

Jan is great. Solid fundamentals in striking and grappling

Fight was at elevation, this was also debut of Alex at LHW just a couple months after he was KO'd by Izzy

 

[Pierced7681]

Jan arguably beat Pereira it was razor close. Alex needs to run that one back sooner or later

 

[ryun253]

Jan arguably beat Pereira it was razor close. Alex needs to run that one back sooner or later

he lost a dec. he did draw with Ank though, that should've been the title eliminator

 

[Bork Neslar]

Pretty good.

Next question.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

The only fighter at LHW who had the brain cells to grapple with Periera rather than testing the standup. He's really good.

True, but he did literally nothing with his ground control. One significant ground strike landed per minute of control time.

Jan has been a solid fighter who took a bit of time to slip into his peak, but he did it through raw fundamentals and a bit of polish power. Turned Izzy completely away from the LHW division, and has been fighting the best of the best for the last half decade maintaining a ~70% win rate and grabbing gold in the process. He'll go down as an underappreciated champ, but an appreciated one none the less.
I'll always be thankful to him for exposing how much of a brainlet Ankalaev is.

 

[MrBlackheart]

What about Bruno Silva?

 

[rjmbrd]

- Styles make fights (rote but true)

- Alex's first fight at LHW, coming off a devastating KO loss

- Alex's counter grappling is far better now than it was 3 fights ago


Jan is a very solidly top 10 fighter, but he is nowhere near the level of guys like prime Jon Jones or even DC. Good not great at every skill and good not great athletic ability.

Moving up for the first time, coming off a loss, fighting a former world champion who has elite experience is a really tall order.

 

[ryun253]

What about Bruno Silva?

he a stud

 

[Prologue]

Jan did ok in the UFC.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I thought Jan beat Alex. We know he whooped Izzy. Handing him his first loss in mma. He’s had some really good performances. I’m not sure when Jan is supposed to return. But his return fight will probably be do, or die. He’s 41, and not getting any younger. He’s ranked 4th. And can still get another TS.

He was a champion and nobody can take that away from him. And he did successfully defend once.

I always really liked him. Easy to cheer for.

 

[andgonsil]

Prime Izzy had nothing for him

 

[ThaiSexPills]

It’s easy to look like a good striker with the takedown threat. Jan is a good fighter and a former champ, he’s not some can. Styles make fights. Alex keeps getting better too at an alarming rate.