Barbosa vs Santos

Who won Barbosa vs Santos?

Mairon Santos beat Rafael Barbosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 155, on Friday 24th March 2023 at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mairon Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Barbosa vs Santos stats

Rafael Barbosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mairon Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Mairon Santos marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rafael Barbosa's LFA record stood at 2-2-0, while Mairon Santos' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Barbosa, with a 58% knock out percentage over Barbosa's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barbosa had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 25% submission rate over Santos' 0%.

Rafael Barbosa was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Barbosa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 7 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 41 to Santos' 35.

Activity check

Barbosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barbosa vs Santos?

Rafael Barbosa was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Mairon Santos made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.