Muniz vs Allen

Who won Muniz vs Allen?

Brendan Allen beat André Muniz by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann, on Saturday 25th February 2023 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).

Muniz vs Allen stats

André Muniz stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Brendan Allen made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was André Muniz's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Brendan Allen marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

André Muniz's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Brendan Allen's came in at 12-4-0.

The stats suggested Allen had a slight advantage in power over Muniz, with a 25% knock out percentage over Muniz's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Muniz had a slight advantage over Allen, with a 65% submission rate over Allen's 55%.

André Muniz was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Allen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Muniz. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Muniz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 50 to Allen's 71.

Muniz vs Allen form

André Muniz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Uriah Hall at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eryk Anders at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ronaldo Souza at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Bartosz Fabi ski at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Brendan Allen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Allen had been fighting more than André Muniz.

Going to this contest, André Muniz had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 2 days ago, while Brendan Allen's last outing had been 4 months and 5 days ago.

Muniz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Muniz vs Allen?

André Muniz was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Brendan Allen made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.