Antunes vs Neto

Who won Antunes vs Neto?

Vanilto Antunes beat Geraldo Neto by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of LFA 179, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at Complexo Ribalta in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Antunes vs Neto stats

Vanilto Antunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Geraldo Neto made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Vanilto Antunes' LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Geraldo Neto's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Antunes had a large advantage in power over Neto, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Neto's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Neto had a massive advantage over Antunes, boasting a 39% submission rate over Antunes' 7%.

Vanilto Antunes was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Antunes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 6 months later than Neto, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 40 to Neto's 43.

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Neto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 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 Antunes vs Neto?

Vanilto Antunes was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Geraldo Neto made his way into the ring at 2/9 (-450) with oddsmakers.