Borics vs Barzola

Who won Borics vs Barzola?

Adam Borics beat Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 3, on Friday 19th April 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Adam Borics.

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).

Borics vs Barzola stats

Adam Borics stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Enrique Barzola made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Adam Borics' 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Enrique Barzola marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Adam Borics' PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Enrique Barzola's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Barzola had a slight advantage in power over Borics, with a 25% knock out percentage over Borics' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Borics had an advantage over Barzola, with a 33% submission rate over Barzola's 20%.

Adam Borics was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Borics had a height advantage of 4 inches over Barzola. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Borics was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 7 months later than Barzola, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 58 to Barzola's 84.

Borics vs Barzola form

Enrique Barzola had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jaylon Bates at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Erik Perez at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

Before that, he had been beaten by Magomed Magomedov at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by submission in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Nikita Mikhailov at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Activity check

Borics' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Barzola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Borics vs Barzola?

Adam Borics was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Enrique Barzola made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.