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 11th 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 8-3-0, 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 27 years old.

Braga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 11 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 41 to Gonzales' 56.

Braga vs Gonzales form

Braga had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marlon Moraes at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Rogerio Ferreira at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won against Jonathan Cordeiro at LFA 112 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Activity check

Braga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 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.