Edgar vs Gutierrez

Who won Edgar vs Gutierrez?

Chris Gutierrez beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Edgar vs Gutierrez stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 8-3-1.

The stats suggested Gutierrez had an advantage in power over Edgar, with a 44% knock out percentage over Edgar's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Gutierrez, with a 17% submission rate over Gutierrez's 6%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 9 years, at 42 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Edgar. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 18 years and 9 months later than Gutierrez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 109 to Gutierrez's 76.

Edgar vs Gutierrez form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marlon Vera at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

He had lost to Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Edgar vs Gutierrez?

Frankie Edgar was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.