Middleton vs Barbosa

Who won Middleton vs Barbosa?

Dione Barbosa beat Jessica Middleton by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 152, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dione Barbosa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleton vs Barbosa division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Middleton vs Barbosa stats

Jessica Middleton stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Dione Barbosa made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Dione Barbosa marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jessica Middleton's LFA record stood at 0-2-0, while Dione Barbosa's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Middleton and Barbosa have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barbosa had a large advantage over Middleton, boasting a 67% submission rate over Middleton's 40%.

Jessica Middleton was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Middleton had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barbosa.

Middleton was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Barbosa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 30 to Barbosa's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dione Barbosa had been fighting more than Jessica Middleton.

Going to this contest, Jessica Middleton had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 11 days ago, while Dione Barbosa's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 4 days ago.

Middleton's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barbosa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Middleton vs Barbosa?

Jessica Middleton was a 10/3 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Dione Barbosa made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.