Mendonca vs Basharat

Who won Mendonca vs Basharat?

Javid Basharat beat Mateus Mendonca by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Javid Basharat.

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).

Mendonca vs Basharat stats

Mateus Mendonca stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Javid Basharat made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Mateus Mendonca's UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while Javid Basharat's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Basharat had a slight advantage in power over Mendonca, with a 38% knock out percentage over Mendonca's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Basharat had a slight advantage over Mendonca, with a 46% submission rate over Mendonca's 40%.

Mateus Mendonca was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Basharat had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mendonca. Despite this, he had 3-inch reach advantage.

Mendonca was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 2 months later than Basharat, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 23 to Basharat's 29.

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Basharat's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mendonca vs Basharat?

Mateus Mendonca was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Javid Basharat made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.