Curtis vs Barriault

Who won Curtis vs Barriault?

Chris Curtis beat Marc Andr Barriault by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Chris Curtis.

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).

Curtis vs Barriault stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marc Andr Barriault made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marc Andr Barriault marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Marc Andr Barriault's came in at 5-7-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had a slight advantage in power over Curtis, with a 63% knock out percentage over Curtis' 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barriault had a slight advantage over Curtis, with a 6% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Barriault had a height advantage of 3 inches over Curtis. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Barriault, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 119 to Barriault's 56.

Curtis vs Barriault form

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

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Barriault 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 defeated Julian Marquez at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jordan Wright at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Curtis had been fighting more than Marc Andr Barriault.

Going to this contest, Chris Curtis had last fought 1 year and 3 months ago, while Marc Andr Barriault's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 6 days ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Barriault?

Chris Curtis was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Marc Andr Barriault made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.