Lima vs Barez

Who won Lima vs Barez?

Andre Lima beat Daniel Barez by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Lima vs Barez stats

Andre Lima stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Daniel Barez made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Andre Lima's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Daniel Barez marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Andre Lima's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Daniel Barez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a slight advantage in power over Barez, with a 50% knock out percentage over Barez's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barez had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 35% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Andre Lima was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Lima had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barez.

Lima was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 9 years and 10 months later than Barez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 23 to Barez's 46.

Lima vs Barez form

Lima remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Felipe dos Santos at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mitch Raposo at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Igor da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by split decision in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Rickson Zenidim at Contender Series 2023 on 10th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against Igor Taylon at LFA 162 on 7th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Activity check

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Barez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Lima vs Barez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:50 PM UTC , which was 3:50 PM EST or 12:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lima vs Barez?

Andre Lima was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Barez made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.