Barlow vs Patterson

Who won Barlow vs Patterson?

Sam Patterson beat Danny Barlow by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Barlow vs Patterson stats

Danny Barlow stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sam Patterson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Danny Barlow's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Sam Patterson marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Danny Barlow's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Sam Patterson's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Barlow had a large advantage in power over Patterson, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Patterson's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Patterson had a massive advantage over Barlow, boasting a 58% submission rate over Barlow's 11%.

Danny Barlow was the same age as Sam Patterson, at 29 years old.

Patterson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barlow. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Barlow was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 6 months later than Patterson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 18 to Patterson's 26.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Barlow had been fighting more than Sam Patterson.

Going to this contest, Danny Barlow had last fought 11 months and 6 days ago, while Sam Patterson's last outing had been 11 months and 19 days ago.

Barlow's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Patterson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Barlow vs Patterson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barlow vs Patterson?

Danny Barlow was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Patterson made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.