Maness vs Mendonca

Who won Maness vs Mendonca?

Nate Maness beat Mateus Mendonca by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Maness vs Mendonca stats

Nate Maness stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mateus Mendonca made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Nate Maness' UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Mateus Mendonca's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Maness had a slight advantage in power over Mendonca, with a 36% knock out percentage over Mendonca's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mendonca had an advantage over Maness, with a 40% submission rate over Maness' 21%.

Nate Maness was the older man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Maness had a height advantage of 4 inches over Mendonca. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Maness was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Mendonca, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 38 to Mendonca's 23.

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Maness' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maness vs Mendonca?

Nate Maness was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Mateus Mendonca made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.