Figueiredo vs Gordon

Who won Figueiredo vs Gordon?

Malcolm Gordon beat Francisco Figueiredo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Malcolm Gordon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Figueiredo vs Gordon stats

Francisco Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Malcolm Gordon made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Francisco Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Malcolm Gordon's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Gordon had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 33% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Gordon, with a 58% submission rate over Gordon's 50%.

Francisco Figueiredo was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Gordon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years earlier than Gordon, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 38 to Gordon's 36.

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Gordon's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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