Hawes vs Ferreira

Who won Hawes vs Ferreira?

Brunno Ferreira beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Hawes vs Ferreira stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brunno Ferreira made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Brunno Ferreira marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Brunno Ferreira's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a slight advantage in power over Hawes, with a 70% knock out percentage over Hawes' 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ferreira had an advantage over Hawes, with a 30% submission rate over Hawes' 17%.

Phil Hawes was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Hawes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ferreira.

Hawes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 27 to Ferreira's 20.

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Hawes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hawes vs Ferreira?

Phil Hawes was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Brunno Ferreira made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.