Barboza vs Murphy

When is Barboza vs Murphy?

Edson Barboza will square off against Lerone Murphy in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Barboza vs Murphy stats

Edson Barboza steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lerone Murphy will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Edson Barboza's UFC record currently stands at 18-11-0, while Lerone Murphy's comes in at 5-0-1.

The stats suggest Barboza has a slight advantage in power over Murphy, with a 58% knock out percentage over Murphy's 54%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Barboza will have a slight advantage over Murphy, with a 4% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Edson Barboza is the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Barboza has a height advantage of 2 inches over Murphy. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Barboza is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 54 more professional rounds, 83 to Murphy's 29.

Barboza vs Murphy form

Barboza has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had defeated Shane Burgos at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Barboza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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