Middleton vs Barbosa

Who won Middleton vs Barbosa?

Dione Barbosa beat Jessica Middleton by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 152, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dione Barbosa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleton vs Barbosa division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Middleton vs Barbosa stats

Jessica Middleton stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Dione Barbosa made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Dione Barbosa marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jessica Middleton's LFA record stood at 0-2-0, while Dione Barbosa's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Middleton and Barbosa have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barbosa had a large advantage over Middleton, boasting a 67% submission rate over Middleton's 40%.

Jessica Middleton was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Middleton had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barbosa.

Middleton was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Barbosa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 30 to Barbosa's 23.

Activity check

Middleton's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barbosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Middleton vs Barbosa?

Jessica Middleton was a 10/3 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Dione Barbosa made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.