Mike Malott vs Trevin Giles Prediction: Mike Malott poised to win

The Welterweight Division of the UFC will present a bout between Mike Malott and Trevin Giles. It is scheduled for a Sunday morning as a Main Card fight 8 of 13 of the night. All action will take place at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and will be aired on ESPN+. Mike Malott is coming into this bout having won four of his last five bouts. Trevin Giles has lost three of his last five bouts.

Mike Malott lost his last bout, which was held on January 20, 2024, in the UFC against Neil Magny. He lost the bout via ground and pound technical knockout in round 3. Throughout his career, he has never lost a bout via submission or judge decisions. He boasts of a professional career of ten wins, two losses, and one draw. He joined UFC in 2022 and has fought four times. Mike won three times, with a larger part of it being by submission. He is currently fighting out of Sacramento, California, and is ranked 29th Current Best MMA Welterweight Fighter. His fight against Adam Fugitt on June 10, 2023, won the UFC 289 performance of the night with a victory via a Guillotine Choke submission. At the UFC Fight Night held that same year, Yohan Lainesse earned the Performance of the Night award. In 2017, he won the XFFC Vacant Lightweight Championship in a bout against Craig Shintani via punches technical knockout. Other victories he has recorded were against Solomon Renfro (via rear naked choke submission), Shimon Smotritsky (via Guillotine choke), Mickey Gall (via left hook to ground strikes TKO), Allan Wilson (via knees and punches TKO), Jon Williams (via knee TKO), Michael Imperato (via armbar submission), and James Saunders (via submission).

Trevin Giles boasts of a professional record of sixteen wins and six losses. He is fighting out of Houston, Texas, with a weight class of 170.0 lbs. The 32-year-old American boxer is currently on a two-loss streak and last fought ten months ago. His last fight was against Carlos Prates in the second round, which ended in a straight left technical knockout. Prior to this, he recorded a loss to Gabriel Bonfim via a Guiltonee choke submission in the first round. On March 25, 2023, Trevin was on a preliminary card UFC fight night win against Preston Parsons via split decision. He was in a CFFC promotion bout and lost the fight to Mike Malott via unanimous decision. Other victories recorded by ETrevin Giles were against Louis Cosce (via unanimous decision), Roman Dolidze (via unanimous decision), Bevon Lewis (via punches TKO), Antônio Braga Neto (via KO/TKO), and James Krause (via split decision).

Both fighters have equal chances for a win in this bout. They both faced each other on December 20, 2022, which was in favor of Mike via a unanimous decision. I believe this time is no difference. Mike is more mentally prepared for this bout; he has just lost once in his last five. Trevin is looking for revenge and has had more fights in the last year. He has also won more fights. The safest bet is that this bout will go the distance and Mike will record his second win against Trevin Giles.