Talbott vs Barcelos

Who won Talbott vs Barcelos?

Raoni Barcelos beat Payton Talbott by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raoni Barcelos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Talbott vs Barcelos stats

Payton Talbott stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Raoni Barcelos made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Payton Talbott's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Raoni Barcelos marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Payton Talbott's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Raoni Barcelos' came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Talbott had a massive power advantage over Barcelos, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Barcelos' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barcelos had a slight advantage over Talbott, with a 17% submission rate over Talbott's 11%.

Payton Talbott was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.

Talbott had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barcelos. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Talbott was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 years and 8 months later than Barcelos, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 24 to Barcelos' 62.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Payton Talbott had been fighting more than Raoni Barcelos.

Going to this contest, Payton Talbott had last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while Raoni Barcelos' last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 29 days ago.

Talbott's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barcelos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Talbott vs Barcelos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:20 AM UTC , which was 9:20 PM EST or 6:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:20 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Talbott vs Barcelos?

Payton Talbott was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Raoni Barcelos made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.