Lopes vs Brigagao

Who won Lopes vs Brigagao?

Bruno Lopes beat Marcos Brigagao by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 175, on Saturday 27th January 2024 at Ginasio Do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Lopes vs Brigagao stats

Bruno Lopes stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marcos Brigagao made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Bruno Lopes' LFA record stood at 3-0-0, while Marcos Brigagao's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Brigagao had a massive power advantage over Lopes, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Lopes' 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a large advantage over Brigagao, boasting a 40% submission rate over Brigagao's 18%.

Bruno Lopes was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Brigagao had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopes.

Lopes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Brigagao, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 20 to Brigagao's 50.

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Lopes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lopes vs Brigagao?

Bruno Lopes was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Marcos Brigagao made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.