Barriault vs Stoltzfus

Who won Barriault vs Stoltzfus?

Dustin Stoltzfus beat Marc Andr Barriault by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

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 Stoltzfus stats

Marc Andr Barriault stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dustin Stoltzfus made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Marc Andr Barriault's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dustin Stoltzfus marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Dustin Stoltzfus' came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had a massive power advantage over Stoltzfus, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Stoltzfus' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stoltzfus had a massive advantage over Barriault, boasting a 40% submission rate over Barriault's 6%.

Marc Andr Barriault was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Barriault had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stoltzfus. Despite this, Stoltzfus had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Barriault was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months earlier than Stoltzfus, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 57 to Stoltzfus' 45.

Barriault vs Stoltzfus form

Barriault 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 Joseph Pyfer at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Chris Curtis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver.

Before that, he had beaten Julian Marquez at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Dustin Stoltzfus had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brunno Ferreira at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he was victorious against Dwight Grant at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

He had been defeated by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marc Andr Barriault had last fought 8 months and 27 days ago, while Dustin Stoltzfus' last outing had been 9 months and 20 days ago.

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Stoltzfus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Barriault vs Stoltzfus start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barriault vs Stoltzfus?

Marc Andr Barriault was a 2/5 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Dustin Stoltzfus made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.