Braga vs Wade

Who won Braga vs Wade?

Gabriel Alves Braga beat Chris Wade by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gabriel Alves Braga.

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).

Braga vs Wade stats

Gabriel Alves Braga stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chris Wade made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Gabriel Alves Braga's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Gabriel Alves Braga's PFL record stood at 6-2-0, while Chris Wade's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Braga had a massive power advantage over Wade, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Wade's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wade had a large advantage over Braga, boasting a 26% submission rate over Braga's 0%.

Gabriel Alves Braga was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Braga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 9 months earlier than Wade, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 47 less professional rounds, 36 to Wade's 83.

Braga vs Wade form

Braga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Justin Gonzales at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Marlon Moraes at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He was victorious against Jesus Pinedo at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Wade had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ryoji Kudo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Bubba Jenkins at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Kyle Bochniak at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He had defeated Lance Palmer at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Alves Braga had been fighting more than Chris Wade.

Going to this contest, Gabriel Alves Braga had last fought 4 months and 22 days ago, while Chris Wade's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 2 days ago.

Braga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Wade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Braga vs Wade?

Gabriel Alves Braga was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Wade made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.