Braga vs Gonzales

Who won Braga vs Gonzales?

Gabriel Alves Braga beat Justin Gonzales by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 3, on Friday 19th April 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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).

Braga vs Gonzales stats

Gabriel Alves Braga stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gabriel Alves Braga's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Justin Gonzales marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Gabriel Alves Braga's PFL record stood at 7-2-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Braga had an advantage in power over Gonzales, with a 42% knock out percentage over Gonzales' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gonzales had a slight advantage over Braga, with a 7% submission rate over Braga's 0%.

Gabriel Alves Braga was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Braga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 8 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 39 to Gonzales' 56.

Braga vs Gonzales form

Braga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Wade at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had defeated Jesus Pinedo at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Ago Huski at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6 on 3rd March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Justin Gonzales had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Timur Khizriev at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Mads Burnell at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andrew Fisher at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had beaten Kai Kamaka III at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

He had lost to Aaron Pico at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Alves Braga had been fighting more than Justin Gonzales.

Going to this contest, Gabriel Alves Braga had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 4 days ago, while Justin Gonzales' last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 11 days ago.

Braga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Braga vs Gonzales?

Gabriel Alves Braga was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Gonzales made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.