Barriault vs Azaitar

Who won Barriault vs Azaitar?

Marc Andr Barriault beat Abu Azaitar by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 260, on Saturday 27th March 2021 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).

Barriault vs Azaitar stats

Marc Andr Barriault stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Abu Azaitar made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marc Andr Barriault's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Abu Azaitar's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had a large advantage in power over Azaitar, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Azaitar's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Azaitar had a slight advantage over Barriault, with a 7% submission rate over Barriault's 0%.

Marc Andr Barriault was the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Barriault had a height advantage of 2 inches over Azaitar.

Barriault was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 11 months later than Azaitar, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 57 to Azaitar's 39.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abu Azaitar had been fighting more than Marc Andr Barriault.

Going to this contest, Marc Andr Barriault had last fought 6 years and 3 days ago, while Abu Azaitar's last outing had been 6 years, 9 months and 15 days ago.

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