Cyborg vs Budd

Who won Cyborg vs Budd?

Cris Cyborg beat Julia Budd by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of Bellator 238, on Saturday 25th January 2020 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship.

Cyborg vs Budd stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julia Budd made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cris Cyborg's 6th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020.

Cris Cyborg's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Julia Budd's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had a massive power advantage over Budd, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Budd's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Budd had a slight advantage over Cyborg, with a 8% submission rate over Cyborg's 0%.

Cris Cyborg was the younger woman by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Cyborg was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Budd, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 69 to Budd's 62.

Cyborg vs Budd form

Cyborg had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yana Santos at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Holly Holm at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Julia Budd had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Martina Jindrova at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Aspen Ladd at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, she had lost to Genah Fabian at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

She had beaten Kaitlin Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julia Budd had been fighting more than Cris Cyborg.

Going to this contest, Cris Cyborg had last fought 5 years, 11 months and 20 days ago, while Julia Budd's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 1 day ago.

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Budd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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