Brown vs Barberena

Who won Brown vs Barberena?

Bryan Barberena beat Matt Brown by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Bryan Barberena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Brown vs Barberena stats

Matt Brown stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Matt Brown's UFC record stood at 17-13-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Brown, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Brown's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barberena had an advantage over Brown, with a 13% submission rate over Brown's 0%.

Matt Brown was the older man by 8 years, at 43 years old.

Brown had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Brown was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 88 to Barberena's 73.

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Brown's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brown vs Barberena?

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