Gastelum vs Curtis

Who won Gastelum vs Curtis?

Kelvin Gastelum beat Chris Curtis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kelvin Gastelum.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gastelum vs Curtis stats

Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kelvin Gastelum's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Chris Curtis marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Chris Curtis' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Curtis had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 55% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a large advantage over Curtis, boasting a 25% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Kelvin Gastelum was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Curtis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gastelum. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 76 to Curtis' 122.

Gastelum vs Curtis form

Gastelum had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

Before that, his fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Phil Hawes at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Curtis had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Kelvin Gastelum had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 12 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gastelum vs Curtis?

Kelvin Gastelum was a 37/50 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Curtis made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.