Pagaoa vs Duarte

Who won Pagaoa vs Duarte?

Braden Pagaoa beat Humberto Duarte by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 158, on Friday 19th May 2023 at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Chandler.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pagaoa vs Duarte stats

Braden Pagaoa stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Humberto Duarte made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Braden Pagaoa's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Braden Pagaoa's LFA record stood at 5-2-0, while Humberto Duarte's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Pagaoa had an advantage in power over Duarte, with a 67% knock out percentage over Duarte's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pagaoa and Duarte would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Braden Pagaoa was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Pagaoa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Duarte.

Pagaoa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 6 months later than Duarte, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 13 to Duarte's 16.

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Pagaoa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pagaoa vs Duarte?

Braden Pagaoa was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Humberto Duarte made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.