Cunha vs Batista

Who won Cunha vs Batista?

Hugo Cunha beat Fernando Batista by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 159, on Saturday 27th May 2023 at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex in Caraguatatuba.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Cunha vs Batista stats

Hugo Cunha stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Fernando Batista made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Hugo Cunha's LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Fernando Batista's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Batista had a slight advantage in power over Cunha, with a 55% knock out percentage over Cunha's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cunha had an advantage over Batista, with a 50% submission rate over Batista's 36%.

Hugo Cunha was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Cunha had a height advantage of 3 inches over Batista.

Cunha was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 9 months earlier than Batista, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 13 to Batista's 25.

Activity check

Cunha's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cunha vs Batista?

Hugo Cunha was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Fernando Batista made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+530) with oddsmakers.