Munhoz vs Gutierrez

Who won Munhoz vs Gutierrez?

Pedro Munhoz beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Pedro Munhoz.

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).

Munhoz vs Gutierrez stats

Pedro Munhoz stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Pedro Munhoz's UFC record stood at 10-9-0, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 8-3-1.

The stats suggested Gutierrez had a large advantage in power over Munhoz, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a massive advantage over Gutierrez, boasting a 42% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.

Pedro Munhoz was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Munhoz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 1 month later than Gutierrez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 73 to Gutierrez's 76.

Munhoz vs Gutierrez form

Pedro Munhoz had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Munhoz vs Gutierrez?

Pedro Munhoz was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.