Barbosa vs Oliveira

Who won Barbosa vs Oliveira?

Marcio Barbosa beat Felipe Oliveira by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of LFA 197, on Friday 22nd November 2024 at To be announced in TBA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Barbosa vs Oliveira stats

Marcio Barbosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Felipe Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Marcio Barbosa's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Felipe Oliveira marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Marcio Barbosa's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Felipe Oliveira's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Barbosa had a massive power advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a slight advantage over Barbosa, with a 20% submission rate over Barbosa's 13%.

Marcio Barbosa was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barbosa.

Barbosa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 22 to Oliveira's 33.

Activity check

Barbosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Barbosa vs Oliveira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barbosa vs Oliveira?

Marcio Barbosa was a 4/6 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe Oliveira made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+130) with oddsmakers.