Brundage vs Marquez

Who won Brundage vs Marquez?

Cody Brundage beat Julian Marquez by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brundage vs Marquez stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Julian Marquez made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Julian Marquez marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Julian Marquez's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Marquez had an advantage in power over Brundage, with a 67% knock out percentage over Brundage's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marquez had a slight advantage over Brundage, with a 33% submission rate over Brundage's 30%.

Cody Brundage was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Marquez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brundage. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Brundage was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 11 months later than Marquez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 31 to Marquez's 26.

Brundage vs Marquez form

Brundage had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bo Nickal at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Zachary Reese at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had beaten Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Sedriques Dumas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Julian Marquez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Zachary Reese at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had defeated Maki Pitolo at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Alessio Di Chirico at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on 6th July 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cody Brundage had been fighting more than Julian Marquez.

Going to this contest, Cody Brundage had last fought 8 months ago, while Julian Marquez's last outing had been 9 months and 5 days ago.

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Marquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Brundage vs Marquez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Marquez?

Cody Brundage was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Julian Marquez made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.