Munhoz vs Gutierrez

Who won Munhoz vs Gutierrez?

Pedro Munhoz beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Pedro Munhoz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Munhoz vs Gutierrez stats

Pedro Munhoz stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Pedro Munhoz's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Chris Gutierrez marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Pedro Munhoz's UFC record stood at 10-10-0, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 9-3-1.

The stats suggested Gutierrez had a large advantage in power over Munhoz, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a massive advantage over Gutierrez, boasting a 42% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.

Pedro Munhoz was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Munhoz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 9 months later than Gutierrez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 76 to Gutierrez's 79.

Munhoz vs Gutierrez form

Pedro Munhoz had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Munhoz vs Gutierrez?

Pedro Munhoz was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.