Barboza vs Quarantillo

Who won Barboza vs Quarantillo?

Edson Barboza beat Billy Quarantillo by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

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).

Barboza vs Quarantillo stats

Edson Barboza stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Billy Quarantillo made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Edson Barboza's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Edson Barboza's UFC record stood at 18-12-0, while Billy Quarantillo's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Barboza had an advantage in power over Quarantillo, with a 59% knock out percentage over Quarantillo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Quarantillo had a large advantage over Barboza, boasting a 31% submission rate over Barboza's 5%.

Edson Barboza was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Barboza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Quarantillo. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Barboza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Quarantillo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 88 to Quarantillo's 55.

Barboza vs Quarantillo form

Barboza had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shane Burgos at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had beaten Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

Barboza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Quarantillo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barboza vs Quarantillo?

Edson Barboza was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Billy Quarantillo made his way into the ring at 61/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.