Zellhuber vs Prado

Who won Zellhuber vs Prado?

Daniel Zellhuber beat Francisco Prado by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Daniel Zellhuber.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Zellhuber vs Prado stats

Daniel Zellhuber stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Francisco Prado made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Daniel Zellhuber's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Francisco Prado marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Daniel Zellhuber's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Francisco Prado's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested that Zellhuber and Prado have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a large advantage over Zellhuber, boasting a 50% submission rate over Zellhuber's 21%.

Daniel Zellhuber was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Zellhuber had a height advantage of 3 inches over Prado. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Zellhuber was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Prado, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 37 to Prado's 25.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Francisco Prado had been fighting more than Daniel Zellhuber.

Going to this contest, Daniel Zellhuber had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 12 days ago, while Francisco Prado's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 12 days ago.

Zellhuber's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Prado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zellhuber vs Prado?

Daniel Zellhuber was a 9/25 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Prado made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+250) with oddsmakers.