Formiga vs Figueiredo

Who won Formiga vs Figueiredo?

Jussier Formiga beat Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 6, on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jussier Formiga.

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).

Formiga vs Figueiredo stats

Jussier Formiga stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jussier Formiga's UFC record stood at 9-7-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 12-3-1.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a massive power advantage over Formiga, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Formiga's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Formiga had an advantage over Figueiredo, with a 45% submission rate over Figueiredo's 33%.

Jussier Formiga was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Figueiredo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Formiga was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 74 to Figueiredo's 56.

Formiga vs Figueiredo form

Figueiredo 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 drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had lost to Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Formiga's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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