Murphy vs Culibao

Who won Murphy vs Culibao?

Lerone Murphy beat Joshua Culibao by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-27 in favor of the winner Lerone Murphy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Murphy vs Culibao stats

Lerone Murphy stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joshua Culibao made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Lerone Murphy's UFC record stood at 5-0-1, while Joshua Culibao's came in at 3-3-1.

The stats suggested Murphy had an advantage in power over Culibao, with a 58% knock out percentage over Culibao's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Culibao had a slight advantage over Murphy, with a 9% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Lerone Murphy was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Culibao had a height advantage of 1 inch over Murphy. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 22 days later than Culibao, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 29 to Culibao's 42.

Activity check

Murphy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Culibao's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Murphy vs Culibao?

Lerone Murphy was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Joshua Culibao made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.