Young vs Miranda

Who won Young vs Miranda?

Gabriel Miranda beat Shane Young by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 293, on Saturday 9th September 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

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).

Young vs Miranda stats

Shane Young stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Gabriel Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

Gabriel Miranda marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Shane Young's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Gabriel Miranda's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Young had a massive power advantage over Miranda, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Miranda's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miranda had a massive advantage over Young, boasting a 94% submission rate over Young's 31%.

Shane Young was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Miranda had a height advantage of 3 inches over Young.

Young's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Miranda's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 28 days earlier than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 44 to Miranda's 37.

Activity check

Young's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Young vs Miranda?

Shane Young was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Gabriel Miranda made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.