Algeo vs Brown

Who won Algeo vs Brown?

Bill Algeo beat TJ Brown by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

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).

Algeo vs Brown stats

Bill Algeo stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

TJ Brown made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Bill Algeo's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Bill Algeo's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while TJ Brown's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested that Algeo and Brown have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brown had an advantage over Algeo, with a 56% submission rate over Algeo's 38%.

Bill Algeo was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Algeo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Brown. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Algeo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Brown, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 66 to Brown's 54.

Algeo vs Brown form

Algeo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against TJ Brown at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Herbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Ricardo Ramos at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Brown had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Erik Silva at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Yilan Sha at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Kai Kamaka III at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

He had defeated Ken Beverly at LFA 67 on 24th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Branson Convention Center, Branson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bill Algeo had been fighting more than TJ Brown.

Going to this contest, Bill Algeo had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 15 days ago, while TJ Brown's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 20 days ago.

Algeo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Brown's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Algeo vs Brown?

Bill Algeo was a 49/100 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while TJ Brown made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.