Mar 30 2019
Saturday

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States

Main Event
5 rounds contest @ Lightweight
19-2-0
KO 1
KO 1
0-0-0

The tape

36
Age
38
5' 11" / 181 cm
Height
5' 11" / 181 cm
70.1" / 178 cm
Reach
75.2" / 191 cm

Tape record

KOKOKOKOKO
Form
KOKOUDKOUD
19
Wins
0
16
By KO
0
84
KO%
0
1
By SUB
0
5
SUB%
0
2
Loses
0
2
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2011
Debut
2009
21
Bouts
0
43
Rounds
0
2 hours, 47 minutes
Fight Time
0 seconds

Tape rankings @ Lightweight

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UFC
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Bellator
-
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Tapology
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Justin Gaethje vs Edson Barboza report

Who won Gaethje vs Barboza?

Justin Gaethje beat Edson Barboza by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gaethje vs Barboza stats

Justin Gaethje stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Edson Barboza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Justin Gaethje's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Edson Barboza marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Justin Gaethje's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Edson Barboza's came in at 18-12-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Barboza, boasting a 84% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaethje had a slight advantage over Barboza, with a 5% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Justin Gaethje was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Barboza had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Gaethje was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 4 months later than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 66 to Barboza's 88.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justin Gaethje had been fighting more than Edson Barboza.

Going to this contest, Justin Gaethje had last fought 6 years, 3 months and 9 days ago, while Edson Barboza's last outing had been 5 years, 11 months and 19 days ago.

Gaethje's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Barboza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gaethje vs Barboza?

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