Font vs Figueiredo

Who won Font vs Figueiredo?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Rob Font by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Deiveson Figueiredo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Font vs Figueiredo stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-4-1.

The stats suggested Font had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 45% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had an advantage over Font, with a 38% submission rate over Font's 20%.

Rob Font was the same age as Deiveson Figueiredo, at 37 years old.

Font had a height advantage of 3 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Font was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 months earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 75 to Figueiredo's 64.

Font vs Figueiredo form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jose Aldo at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rob Font had been fighting more than Deiveson Figueiredo.

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 24 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 8 days ago.

Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Font vs Figueiredo?

Rob Font was a 83/100 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.