Barez vs Altamirano

Who won Barez vs Altamirano?

Daniel Barez beat Victor Altamirano by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Daniel Barez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Barez vs Altamirano stats

Daniel Barez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Victor Altamirano made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Daniel Barez's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Victor Altamirano marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Daniel Barez's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Victor Altamirano's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Barez had a large advantage in power over Altamirano, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Altamirano's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barez had a slight advantage over Altamirano, with a 38% submission rate over Altamirano's 33%.

Daniel Barez was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Altamirano had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Barez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years earlier than Altamirano, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 43 to Altamirano's 42.

Barez vs Altamirano form

Altamirano had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Felipe dos Santos at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Lacerda at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had been defeated by Carlos Hernandez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Altamirano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Barez vs Altamirano start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:50 PM UTC , which was 12:50 PM EST or 9:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Barez vs Altamirano?

Daniel Barez was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Victor Altamirano made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.