Pearce vs Brito

Who won Pearce vs Brito?

Joanderson Brito beat Jonathan Pearce by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Pearce vs Brito stats

Jonathan Pearce stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Joanderson Brito made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Jonathan Pearce's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Joanderson Brito's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Pearce had an advantage in power over Brito, with a 64% knock out percentage over Brito's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brito had a large advantage over Pearce, boasting a 40% submission rate over Pearce's 14%.

Jonathan Pearce was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Pearce had a height advantage of 6 inches over Brito.

Pearce was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year later than Brito, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 41 to Brito's 33.

Pearce vs Brito form

Pearce had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Omar Morales at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Brito had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Westin Wilson at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Lucas Alexander at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jose Mariscal at LFA 65 on 3rd May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Dobson Arena, Vail.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jonathan Pearce had been fighting more than Joanderson Brito.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Pearce had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while Joanderson Brito's last outing had been 9 months and 27 days ago.

Pearce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Brito's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pearce vs Brito?

Jonathan Pearce was a 73/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Joanderson Brito made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.