Assuncao vs Henry

Who won Assuncao vs Henry?

Raphael Assuncao beat Victor Henry by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Raphael Assuncao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Assuncao vs Henry stats

Raphael Assuncao stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Victor Henry made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Victor Henry marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Raphael Assuncao's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Victor Henry's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Henry had an advantage in power over Assuncao, with a 27% knock out percentage over Assuncao's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Assuncao had a slight advantage over Henry, with a 37% submission rate over Henry's 36%.

Raphael Assuncao was the older man by 4 years, at 42 years old.

Henry had a height advantage of 2 inches over Assuncao.

Assuncao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Henry, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 88 to Henry's 81.

Assuncao vs Henry form

Assuncao 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 won against Victor Henry at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Cody Garbrandt at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marlon Moraes at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

He had beaten Matthew Lopez at UFC Fight Night 120 on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, United States.

Henry had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Javid Basharat at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tony Gravely at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Raoni Barcelos at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had won against Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 21 on 22nd February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Victor Henry had been fighting more than Raphael Assuncao.

Going to this contest, Raphael Assuncao had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 19 days ago, while Victor Henry's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 13 days ago.

Assuncao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Henry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Assuncao vs Henry?

Raphael Assuncao was a 61/20 (+310) underdog going into the contest, while Victor Henry made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.