Lima vs Raposo

Who won Lima vs Raposo?

Andre Lima beat Mitch Raposo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Lima.

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 Raposo stats

Andre Lima stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mitch Raposo made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Andre Lima's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Mitch Raposo marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Andre Lima's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Mitch Raposo's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Lima had an advantage in power over Raposo, with a 63% knock out percentage over Raposo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Raposo had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 33% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Andre Lima was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Lima had a height advantage of 2 inches over Raposo.

Lima was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 3 years and 6 months later than Raposo, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 20 to Raposo's 24.

Activity check

Lima's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Lima vs Raposo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:30 PM UTC , which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lima vs Raposo?

Andre Lima was a 4/11 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Mitch Raposo made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+220) with oddsmakers.