Who won Munhoz vs Gutierrez?
Pedro Munhoz beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Pedro Munhoz.
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).
Munhoz vs Gutierrez stats
Pedro Munhoz stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.
Chris Gutierrez made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
Pedro Munhoz's UFC record stood at 10-9-0, while Chris Gutierrez's came in at 8-3-1.
The stats suggested Gutierrez had a large advantage in power over Munhoz, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 26%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a massive advantage over Gutierrez, boasting a 42% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.
Pedro Munhoz was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.
Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Munhoz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 4 months later than Gutierrez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 73 to Gutierrez's 76.
Munhoz vs Gutierrez form
Pedro Munhoz had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.
Previous to that, he had lost to Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.
Before that, he had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
Gutierrez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 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 Munhoz vs Gutierrez?
Pedro Munhoz was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gutierrez made his way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.
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