Garbrandt vs Assunção

Who won Garbrandt vs Assunção?

Cody Garbrandt beat Raphael Assuncao by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 250, on Saturday 6th June 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Garbrandt vs Assunção stats

Cody Garbrandt stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Raphael Assuncao made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Cody Garbrandt's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Cody Garbrandt's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Raphael Assuncao's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Garbrandt had a massive power advantage over Assuncao, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Assuncao's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Assuncao had a massive advantage over Garbrandt, boasting a 37% submission rate over Garbrandt's 0%.

Cody Garbrandt was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Garbrandt had a height advantage of 3 inches over Assuncao. Despite this, Assuncao had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Garbrandt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 11 months later than Assuncao, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 38 to Assuncao's 88.

Garbrandt vs Assunção form

Garbrandt had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Trevin Jones at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kai Kara France at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rob Font at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had defeated Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Assuncao had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Victor Henry at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Cody Garbrandt at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Marlon Moraes at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

He had won against Matthew Lopez at UFC Fight Night 120 on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cody Garbrandt had been fighting more than Raphael Assuncao.

Going to this contest, Cody Garbrandt had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago, while Raphael Assuncao's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 29 days ago.

Garbrandt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Assuncao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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