Harris vs Gooden

Who won Harris vs Gooden?

Carlston Harris beat Jared Gooden by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Carlston Harris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Harris vs Gooden stats

Carlston Harris stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jared Gooden made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Carlston Harris' 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jared Gooden marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Carlston Harris' UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Jared Gooden's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Gooden had an advantage in power over Harris, with a 44% knock out percentage over Harris' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gooden had a slight advantage over Harris, with a 33% submission rate over Harris' 29%.

Carlston Harris was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Harris was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Gooden, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 59 to Gooden's 79.

Harris vs Gooden form

Harris had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Impa Kasanganay at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Christian Aguilera at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Gooden's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Harris vs Gooden?

Carlston Harris was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Jared Gooden made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.