Who won Garry vs Page?
Ian Machado Garry beat Michael Page by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Ian Machado Garry.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Garry vs Page stats
Ian Machado Garry stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Michael Page made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
This was Ian Machado Garry's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Michael Page marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.
Ian Machado Garry's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Michael Page's came in at 2-1-0.
The stats suggested Page had a slight advantage in power over Garry, with a 59% knock out percentage over Garry's 50%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Page had a slight advantage over Garry, with a 14% submission rate over Garry's 7%.
Ian Machado Garry was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.
Page had a 3-inch reach advantage.
Garry was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years later than Page, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 41 to Page's 52.
Garry vs Page form
Garry had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Neil Magny at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.
Before that, he was victorious against Kenan Song at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had won against Gabe Green at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Page had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Previous to that, he had defeated Shinsho Anzai at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Gianni Melillo at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, England.
Before that, he had won against Richard Kiely at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.
He had lost to Douglas Lima at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ian Machado Garry had been fighting more than Michael Page.
Going to this contest, Ian Machado Garry had last fought 1 year and 24 days ago, while Michael Page's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 3 days ago.
Garry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Page's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What time did Garry vs Page start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Garry vs Page?
Ian Machado Garry was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Page made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.
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