Bautista vs Cannetti

Who won Bautista vs Cannetti?

Mario Bautista beat Guido Cannetti by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Bautista vs Cannetti stats

Mario Bautista stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

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

Mario Bautista's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Guido Cannetti's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Cannetti had an advantage in power over Bautista, with a 40% knock out percentage over Bautista's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bautista had a slight advantage over Cannetti, with a 45% submission rate over Cannetti's 40%.

Mario Bautista was the younger man by 14 years, at 30 years old.

Bautista had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cannetti. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Bautista was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 4 months later than Cannetti, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 31 to Cannetti's 25.

Bautista vs Cannetti form

Cannetti had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Randy Costa at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kris Moutinho at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mana Martinez at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been beaten by Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He had defeated Diego Rivas at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

Activity check

Bautista's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Cannetti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bautista vs Cannetti?

Mario Bautista was a 9/100 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Guido Cannetti made his way into the ring at 131/20 (+660) with oddsmakers.