Ruffy vs Llontop

Who won Ruffy vs Llontop?

Mauricio Ruffy beat James Llontop by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Mauricio Ruffy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Ruffy vs Llontop stats

Mauricio Ruffy stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

James Llontop made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Mauricio Ruffy's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. James Llontop marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mauricio Ruffy's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while James Llontop's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Ruffy had a massive power advantage over Llontop, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Llontop's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Llontop had a slight advantage over Ruffy, with a 7% submission rate over Ruffy's 0%.

Mauricio Ruffy was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Llontop had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruffy. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ruffy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 months earlier than Llontop, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 20 to Llontop's 45.

Activity check

Ruffy's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Llontop's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ruffy vs Llontop start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ruffy vs Llontop?

Mauricio Ruffy was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while James Llontop made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.