Brundage vs Vieira

Who won Brundage vs Vieira?

Rodolfo Vieira beat Cody Brundage by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brundage vs Vieira stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rodolfo Vieira made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Rodolfo Vieira's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Brundage had a massive power advantage over Vieira, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Vieira's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vieira had a massive advantage over Brundage, boasting a 88% submission rate over Brundage's 38%.

Cody Brundage was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Brundage had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vieira. Despite this, Vieira had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Brundage was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 2 months later than Vieira, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 30 to Vieira's 21.

Brundage vs Vieira form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Zachary Reese at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sedriques Dumas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Vieira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Vieira?

Cody Brundage was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Rodolfo Vieira made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.