Castro vs Ferreira

Who won Castro vs Ferreira?

Anderson Ferreira beat Milson Castro by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 151, on Saturday 28th January 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Castro vs Ferreira stats

Milson Castro stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Anderson Ferreira made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Milson Castro's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Anderson Ferreira's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a massive power advantage over Castro, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Castro's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Castro had a large advantage over Ferreira, boasting a 29% submission rate over Ferreira's 6%.

Milson Castro was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Ferreira had a height advantage of 5 inches over Castro.

Castro's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ferreira's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 months later than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 40 to Ferreira's 28.

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What were the odds on Castro vs Ferreira?

Milson Castro was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Anderson Ferreira made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.