Munhoz vs Gutierrez

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 5 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 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 beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Gutierrez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Heili Alateng at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Danaa Batgerel at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had won against Felipe Colares at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Gutierrez had been fighting more than Pedro Munhoz.

Going to this contest, Pedro Munhoz had last fought 1 year and 3 days ago, while Chris Gutierrez's last outing had been 6 months and 4 days ago.

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Gutierrez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 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.