Barberena vs Ellenberger

Who won Barberena vs Ellenberger?

Bryan Barberena beat Jake Ellenberger by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 135, on Saturday 25th August 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Barberena vs Ellenberger stats

Bryan Barberena stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jake Ellenberger made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Bryan Barberena's UFC record stood at 9-10-0, while Jake Ellenberger's came in at 10-11-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a slight advantage in power over Ellenberger, with a 69% knock out percentage over Ellenberger's 68%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barberena had a slight advantage over Ellenberger, with a 15% submission rate over Ellenberger's 13%.

Bryan Barberena was the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Barberena had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ellenberger. Despite this, Ellenberger had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Barberena was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 6 months later than Ellenberger, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 73 to Ellenberger's 88.

Barberena vs Ellenberger form

Barberena had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Activity check

Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ellenberger's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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