Swanson vs Quarantillo

Who won Swanson vs Quarantillo?

Cub Swanson beat Billy Quarantillo by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Swanson vs Quarantillo stats

Cub Swanson stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Billy Quarantillo made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Cub Swanson's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Billy Quarantillo marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Cub Swanson's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Billy Quarantillo's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Swanson had a slight advantage in power over Quarantillo, with a 45% knock out percentage over Quarantillo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Quarantillo had an advantage over Swanson, with a 28% submission rate over Swanson's 14%.

Cub Swanson was the older man by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Quarantillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Swanson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Swanson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Quarantillo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 102 to Quarantillo's 58.

Swanson vs Quarantillo form

Swanson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Andre Fili at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had been defeated by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Quarantillo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he was victorious against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Shane Burgos at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Billy Quarantillo had been fighting more than Cub Swanson.

Going to this contest, Cub Swanson had last fought 8 months and 26 days ago, while Billy Quarantillo's last outing had been 1 year and 4 days ago.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Quarantillo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Swanson vs Quarantillo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Swanson vs Quarantillo?

Cub Swanson was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Billy Quarantillo made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.