Gastelum vs Pyfer

Who won Gastelum vs Pyfer?

Joseph Pyfer beat Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Joseph Pyfer.

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 Pyfer stats

Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Joseph Pyfer made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kelvin Gastelum's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Joseph Pyfer marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Joseph Pyfer's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Pyfer had a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Pyfer, with a 26% submission rate over Pyfer's 23%.

Kelvin Gastelum was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Pyfer had a height advantage of 5 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Pyfer, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 79 to Pyfer's 31.

Gastelum vs Pyfer form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Pyfer 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 defeated Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had beaten Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph Pyfer had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Kelvin Gastelum had last fought 11 months and 21 days ago, while Joseph Pyfer's last outing had been 11 months and 14 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pyfer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Gastelum vs Pyfer start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gastelum vs Pyfer?

Kelvin Gastelum was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Joseph Pyfer made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.