Battle vs Loosa

Who won Battle vs Loosa?

The fight between Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa finished in a no contest at UFC Fight Night on Saturday 16th March 2024.

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).

Battle vs Loosa stats

Bryan Battle stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ange Loosa made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Bryan Battle's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ange Loosa marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Bryan Battle's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Ange Loosa's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Loosa had an advantage in power over Battle, with a 50% knock out percentage over Battle's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Battle had a massive advantage over Loosa, boasting a 50% submission rate over Loosa's 10%.

Bryan Battle was the same age as Ange Loosa, at 30 years old.

Battle had a height advantage of 4 inches over Loosa.

Battle was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 3 months later than Loosa, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 30 to Loosa's 32.

Battle vs Loosa form

Battle had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gabe Green at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Tresean Gore at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Gilbert Urbina at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Battle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Loosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Battle vs Loosa?

Bryan Battle was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Ange Loosa made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.