Gaethje vs Barboza

Who won Gaethje vs Barboza?

Justin Gaethje beat Edson Barboza by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gaethje vs Barboza stats

Justin Gaethje stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Edson Barboza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Justin Gaethje's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Edson Barboza marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Justin Gaethje's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Edson Barboza's came in at 18-12-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Barboza, boasting a 84% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaethje had a slight advantage over Barboza, with a 5% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Justin Gaethje was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Barboza had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Gaethje was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 4 months later than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 66 to Barboza's 88.

Gaethje vs Barboza form

Justin Gaethje had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

He was victorious against James Vick at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Barboza had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Edson Barboza had been fighting more than Justin Gaethje.

Going to this contest, Justin Gaethje had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 29 days ago, while Edson Barboza's last outing had been 2 months and 5 days ago.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barboza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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