Gastelum vs Pyfer

When is Gastelum vs Pyfer?

Kelvin Gastelum is set to square off against Joseph Pyfer during the main card of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gastelum vs Pyfer stats

Kelvin Gastelum steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Joseph Pyfer will make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Kelvin Gastelum's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Joseph Pyfer will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record currently stands at 13-9-0, while Joseph Pyfer's comes in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Pyfer has a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gastelum will have a slight advantage over Pyfer, with a 26% submission rate over Pyfer's 23%.

Kelvin Gastelum is the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Pyfer has a height advantage of 5 inches over Gastelum. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Pyfer, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 48 more professional rounds, 76 to Pyfer's 28.

Gastelum vs Pyfer form

Kelvin Gastelum has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Pyfer has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had beaten Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Pyfer has been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Kelvin Gastelum last fought 10 months and 1 day ago, while Joseph Pyfer's last outing was 9 months and 25 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pyfer's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time does Gastelum vs Pyfer start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which is 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Gastelum vs Pyfer?

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