Santos vs Santos

Who won Santos vs Santos?

Gabriel Santos beat Marcio Barbosa by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 146, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Santos vs Santos stats

Marcio Barbosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gabriel Santos made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Marcio Barbosa's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Gabriel Santos marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Marcio Barbosa's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Gabriel Santos' came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Barbosa had a massive power advantage over Santos, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Santos' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a massive advantage over Barbosa, boasting a 50% submission rate over Barbosa's 15%.

Marcio Barbosa was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barbosa.

Barbosa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 22 to Santos' 32.

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What were the odds on Santos vs Santos?

Marcio Barbosa was a 26/25 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Santos made his way into the ring at 7/10 (-140) with oddsmakers.