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Jan 20 2024
Saturday

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Middleweight
Marc Andr Barriault
Barriault
Canada flag
30-10-0
SD 3

Score cards

  • 30-27
  • 30-27
  • 28-29
SD 3
16-6-0

The tape

37
Age
35
5' 10" / 178 cm
Height
6' 1" / 185 cm
75.2" / 191 cm
Reach
72.8" / 185 cm

Tape record

NCUDKOUDUD
Form
UDKOSUBSUBKO
30
Wins
16
17
By KO
10
57
KO%
63
1
By SUB
1
3
SUB%
6
10
Loses
6
1
Stopped
1
1
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2009
Debut
2014
41
Bouts
23
111
Rounds
52
8 hours, 22 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 57 minutes

Tape rankings @ Middleweight

14
UFC
-
-
Bellator
-
11
Tapology
-

Chris Curtis vs Marc Andr Barriault report

Who won Curtis vs Barriault?

Chris Curtis beat Marc Andr Barriault by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Chris Curtis.

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).

Curtis vs Barriault stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marc Andr Barriault made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Chris Curtis' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Marc Andr Barriault marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Marc Andr Barriault's came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had a slight advantage in power over Curtis, with a 63% knock out percentage over Curtis' 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barriault had a slight advantage over Curtis, with a 6% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Barriault had a height advantage of 3 inches over Curtis. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Barriault, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 122 to Barriault's 58.

Curtis vs Barriault form

Chris Curtis had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Phil Hawes at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ray Cooper at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2019 #4 on 11th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Julian Marquez at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jordan Wright at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marc Andr Barriault had been fighting more than Chris Curtis.

Going to this contest, Chris Curtis had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 1 day ago, while Marc Andr Barriault's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 1 day ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Barriault?

Chris Curtis was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Marc Andr Barriault made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.

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