Giles vs Bonfim

Who won Giles vs Bonfim?

Gabriel Bonfim beat Trevin Giles by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Giles vs Bonfim stats

Trevin Giles stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gabriel Bonfim made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Trevin Giles' UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Gabriel Bonfim's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Giles had an advantage in power over Bonfim, with a 38% knock out percentage over Bonfim's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bonfim had a massive advantage over Giles, boasting a 79% submission rate over Giles' 31%.

Trevin Giles was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Giles was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 2 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 48 to Bonfim's 26.

Giles vs Bonfim form

Trevin Giles had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Preston Parsons at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Louis Cosce at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Morales at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

Giles' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Giles vs Bonfim?

Trevin Giles was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Bonfim made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.