Talbott vs Barcelos

Who won Talbott vs Barcelos?

Raoni Barcelos beat Payton Talbott by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raoni Barcelos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Talbott vs Barcelos stats

Payton Talbott stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Raoni Barcelos made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Payton Talbott's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Raoni Barcelos marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Payton Talbott's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Raoni Barcelos' came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Talbott had a massive power advantage over Barcelos, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Barcelos' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barcelos had a slight advantage over Talbott, with a 17% submission rate over Talbott's 11%.

Payton Talbott was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.

Talbott had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barcelos. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Talbott was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 years and 8 months later than Barcelos, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 24 to Barcelos' 59.

Talbott vs Barcelos form

Raoni Barcelos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Cristian Quinonez at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by in the 3rd round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kyler Phillips at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beaten Trevin Jones at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Victor Henry at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

Talbott's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barcelos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Talbott vs Barcelos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:20 AM UTC , which was 9:20 PM EST or 6:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:20 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Talbott vs Barcelos?

Payton Talbott was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Raoni Barcelos made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.