Bahamondes vs Klein

Who won Bahamondes vs Klein?

Ludovit Klein beat Ignacio Bahamondes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font, on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Ludovit Klein.

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 Klein stats

Ignacio Bahamondes stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ludovit Klein made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Ignacio Bahamondes' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ludovit Klein marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ignacio Bahamondes' UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Ludovit Klein's came in at 7-2-1.

The stats suggested Bahamondes had a large advantage in power over Klein, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Klein's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Klein had a massive advantage over Bahamondes, boasting a 42% submission rate over Bahamondes' 7%.

Ignacio Bahamondes was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Bahamondes had a height advantage of 8 inches over Klein. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bahamondes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months later than Klein, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 44 to Klein's 56.

Bahamondes vs Klein form

Ludovit Klein had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Jai Herbert at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Mason Jones at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Devonte Smith at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Nate Landwehr at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Activity check

Bahamondes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Klein's 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 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bahamondes vs Klein?

Ignacio Bahamondes was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Ludovit Klein made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.