Brown vs Barberena

Who won Brown vs Barberena?

Bryan Barberena beat Matt Brown by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Bryan Barberena.

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).

Brown vs Barberena stats

Matt Brown stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Matt Brown's UFC record stood at 17-13-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Brown, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Brown's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barberena had an advantage over Brown, with a 13% submission rate over Brown's 0%.

Matt Brown was the older man by 8 years, at 44 years old.

Brown had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Brown was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 88 to Barberena's 73.

Brown vs Barberena form

Barberena had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had defeated Darian Weeks at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brown's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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