Gastelum vs Curtis

Who won Gastelum vs Curtis?

Kelvin Gastelum beat Chris Curtis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kelvin Gastelum.

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).

Gastelum vs Curtis stats

Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kelvin Gastelum's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Chris Curtis marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Chris Curtis' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Curtis had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 55% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a large advantage over Curtis, boasting a 25% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Kelvin Gastelum was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Curtis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gastelum. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 76 to Curtis' 122.

Gastelum vs Curtis form

Curtis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Phil Hawes at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gastelum vs Curtis?

Kelvin Gastelum was a 37/50 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Curtis made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.