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 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.

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Formiga's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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