Pires vs Abojer

Who won Pires vs Abojer?

Vinicius Pires beat Lionel Abojer by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of LFA 205, on Friday 28th March 2025 at ASBAC Brasília in Brasilia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Pires vs Abojer stats

Vinicius Pires stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Lionel Abojer made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Vinicius Pires' 6th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Lionel Abojer marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Vinicius Pires' LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Lionel Abojer's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Abojer had a slight advantage in power over Pires, with a 18% knock out percentage over Pires' 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abojer had a massive advantage over Pires, boasting a 82% submission rate over Pires' 40%.

Vinicius Pires was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Pires was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2000, 17 years and 4 months earlier than Abojer, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 32 to Abojer's 25.

Pires vs Abojer form

Pires had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jhon Rodriguez Tacha at LFA 197 on 22nd November 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at To be announced, TBA, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Basilio at LFA 183 on 3rd May 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ribalta Espaço Multieventos, Rio de Janeiro.

Going into that contest, his fight against Apollo Gomes at LFA 175 on 27th January 2024 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Isaias Simoes at LFA 166 on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

He was victorious against Kaua Fernandes at LFA 159 on 27th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex, Caraguatatuba.

Activity check

Pires' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pires vs Abojer start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pires vs Abojer?

Vinicius Pires was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Lionel Abojer made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+270) with oddsmakers.