Who won Pearce vs Brito?
Joanderson Brito beat Jonathan Pearce by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Pearce vs Brito stats
Jonathan Pearce stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Joanderson Brito made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
Joanderson Brito marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Jonathan Pearce's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Joanderson Brito's came in at 5-1-0.
The stats suggested Pearce had an advantage in power over Brito, with a 64% knock out percentage over Brito's 47%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brito had a large advantage over Pearce, boasting a 40% submission rate over Pearce's 14%.
Jonathan Pearce was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.
Pearce had a height advantage of 6 inches over Brito.
Pearce was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year later than Brito, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 41 to Brito's 35.
Pearce vs Brito form
Brito had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Westin Wilson at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Lucas Alexander at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had lost to Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He was victorious against Jose Mariscal at LFA 65 on 3rd May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Dobson Arena, Vail.
Activity check
Pearce's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.
Brito's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Pearce vs Brito?
Jonathan Pearce was a 73/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Joanderson Brito made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.
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