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 9 years, at 43 years old.

Brown had 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.

Brown vs Barberena form

Bryan Barberena had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brown's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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