Hawes vs Ferreira

Who won Hawes vs Ferreira?

Brunno Ferreira beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Hawes vs Ferreira stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brunno Ferreira made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Brunno Ferreira marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Brunno Ferreira's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a slight advantage in power over Hawes, with a 70% knock out percentage over Hawes' 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ferreira had an advantage over Hawes, with a 30% submission rate over Hawes' 17%.

Phil Hawes was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Hawes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ferreira.

Hawes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 27 to Ferreira's 20.

Hawes vs Ferreira form

Hawes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ikram Aliskerov at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deron Winn at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been defeated by Chris Curtis at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had beaten Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hawes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hawes vs Ferreira?

Phil Hawes was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Brunno Ferreira made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.