Cyborg vs Pacheco

Who won Cyborg vs Pacheco?

Cris Cyborg beat Larissa Pacheco by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of PFL Super Fights, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cris Cyborg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Cyborg vs Pacheco stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Larissa Pacheco made her way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Cris Cyborg's 1st fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Larissa Pacheco marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Cris Cyborg's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Larissa Pacheco's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had a large advantage in power over Pacheco, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Pacheco's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacheco had a massive advantage over Cyborg, boasting a 35% submission rate over Cyborg's 4%.

Cris Cyborg was the older woman by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Cyborg had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pacheco. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Cyborg was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Pacheco, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 11 more professional rounds, 69 to Pacheco's 58.

Cyborg vs Pacheco form

Cyborg had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she was victorious against Julia Budd at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

She had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Pacheco had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Helena Kolesnyk at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Amber Leibrock at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had won against Julia Budd at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Kayla Harrison at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Larissa Pacheco had been fighting more than Cris Cyborg.

Going to this contest, Cris Cyborg had last fought 3 years, 4 months and 16 days ago, while Larissa Pacheco's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 4 days ago.

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pacheco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Cyborg vs Pacheco start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cyborg vs Pacheco?

Cris Cyborg was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Larissa Pacheco made her way into the ring at 13/20 (-150) with oddsmakers.