Bahamondes vs Giagos

Who won Bahamondes vs Giagos?

Ignacio Bahamondes beat Christos Giagos by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Bahamondes vs Giagos stats

Ignacio Bahamondes stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Christos Giagos made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ignacio Bahamondes' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ignacio Bahamondes' UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Christos Giagos' came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Bahamondes had a large advantage in power over Giagos, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Giagos' 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Giagos had an advantage over Bahamondes, with a 20% submission rate over Bahamondes' 7%.

Ignacio Bahamondes was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Bahamondes had a height advantage of 5 inches over Giagos. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bahamondes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 5 months later than Giagos, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 47 to Giagos' 69.

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Bahamondes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bahamondes vs Giagos?

Ignacio Bahamondes was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Christos Giagos made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.