Villante vs Barroso

Who won Villante vs Barroso?

Gian Villante beat Francimar Barroso by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 220, on Saturday 20th January 2018 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gian Villante.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Villante vs Barroso stats

Gian Villante stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Francimar Barroso made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Gian Villante's UFC record stood at 7-11-0, while Francimar Barroso's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Villante had an advantage in power over Barroso, with a 67% knock out percentage over Barroso's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barroso had a slight advantage over Villante, with a 21% submission rate over Villante's 13%.

Gian Villante was the younger man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Villante had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barroso. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Villante was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 9 months later than Barroso, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 66 to Barroso's 63.

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