Lacerda vs Blackshear

Who won Lacerda vs Blackshear?

Da’Mon Blackshear beat Luan Luiz Lacerda by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Da’Mon Blackshear.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Lacerda vs Blackshear stats

Luan Luiz Lacerda stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

Da’Mon Blackshear made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Luan Luiz Lacerda's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Da’Mon Blackshear's came in at 2-2-1.

The stats suggested Blackshear had a slight advantage in power over Lacerda, with a 8% knock out percentage over Lacerda's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lacerda had an advantage over Blackshear, with a 83% submission rate over Blackshear's 67%.

Luan Luiz Lacerda was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Blackshear had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lacerda.

Lacerda was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years earlier than Blackshear, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 33 to Blackshear's 59.

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Lacerda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lacerda vs Blackshear?

Luan Luiz Lacerda was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Da’Mon Blackshear made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.