Tybura vs Diniz

Who won Tybura vs Diniz?

Marcin Tybura beat Jhonata Diniz by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Tybura vs Diniz stats

Marcin Tybura stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jhonata Diniz made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Marcin Tybura's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jhonata Diniz marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Marcin Tybura's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Jhonata Diniz's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Diniz had a massive power advantage over Tybura, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Tybura's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tybura had a large advantage over Diniz, boasting a 28% submission rate over Diniz's 0%.

Marcin Tybura was the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Diniz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tybura. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tybura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years and 6 months earlier than Diniz, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 74 to Diniz's 13.

Tybura vs Diniz form

Marcin Tybura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Alexander Romanov at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Activity check

Tybura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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

What time did Tybura vs Diniz start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tybura vs Diniz?

Marcin Tybura was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Jhonata Diniz made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.