Who won Nurmagomedov vs Barcelos?
Umar Nurmagomedov beat Raoni Barcelos by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.
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).
Nurmagomedov vs Barcelos stats
Umar Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.
Raoni Barcelos made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Umar Nurmagomedov's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.
Umar Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 6-0-0, while Raoni Barcelos' came in at 7-4-0.
The stats suggested Barcelos had a massive power advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 7%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Barcelos, boasting a 47% submission rate over Barcelos' 12%.
Umar Nurmagomedov was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.
Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barcelos. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Nurmagomedov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 9 months later than Barcelos, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 42 to Barcelos' 56.
Nurmagomedov vs Barcelos form
Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Previous to that, he had beaten Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.
Before that, he was victorious against Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had won against Brian Kelleher at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Barcelos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Nurmagomedov vs Barcelos?
Umar Nurmagomedov was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Raoni Barcelos made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.
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