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.

Gabriel Alves Braga's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, 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 5 months earlier than Wade, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 30 to Wade's 83.

Braga vs Wade form

Braga had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marlon Moraes at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ago Huski at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6 on 3rd March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Before that, he was victorious against Rogerio Ferreira at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won against Jonathan Cordeiro at LFA 112 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

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 beaten 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 lost to 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 beaten 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 defeated Kyle Bochniak at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He was victorious against 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, Chris Wade had been fighting more than Gabriel Alves Braga.

Going to this contest, Gabriel Alves Braga had last fought 10 months and 22 days ago, while Chris Wade's last outing had been 10 months and 22 days ago.

Braga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Wade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 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.