Edgar vs Gutierrez

Who won Edgar vs Gutierrez?

Chris Gutierrez beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Edgar vs Gutierrez stats

Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 8-3-1.

The stats suggested Gutierrez had an advantage in power over Edgar, with a 44% knock out percentage over Edgar's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Gutierrez, with a 17% submission rate over Gutierrez's 6%.

Frankie Edgar was the older man by 9 years, at 42 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Edgar. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Edgar was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 19 years later than Gutierrez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 109 to Gutierrez's 76.

Edgar vs Gutierrez form

Edgar had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yair Rodriguez at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Edgar vs Gutierrez?

Frankie Edgar was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.