Junior vs Biyong

Who won Junior vs Biyong?

Ant nio Carlos J nior beat Simon Biyong by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Junior vs Biyong stats

Ant nio Carlos J nior stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Simon Biyong made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ant nio Carlos J nior's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Simon Biyong marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ant nio Carlos J nior's PFL record stood at 6-1-0, while Simon Biyong's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Biyong had a massive power advantage over nior, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over nior's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested nior had a massive advantage over Biyong, boasting a 73% submission rate over Biyong's 0%.

Ant nio Carlos J nior was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Biyong had a height advantage of 4 inches over nior. Despite this, he had a 5-inch reach advantage.

nior was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Biyong, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 49 to Biyong's 30.

Junior vs Biyong form

Ant nio Carlos J nior had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bruce Souto at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Delan Monte at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Emiliano Sordi at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

His fight against Vinny Magalh es at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 ended in a no contest.

Biyong had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jose Augusto Azevedo at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Dragos Zubco at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Trainer at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Christian Edwards at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had defeated Vitaly Shemetov at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ant nio Carlos J nior had been fighting more than Simon Biyong.

Going to this contest, Ant nio Carlos J nior had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 29 days ago, while Simon Biyong's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 3 days ago.

nior's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Biyong's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Junior vs Biyong?

Ant nio Carlos J nior was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Simon Biyong made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.