Pearce vs Onama

Who won Pearce vs Onama?

David Onama beat Jonathan Pearce by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner David Onama.

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 Onama stats

Jonathan Pearce stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

David Onama made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jonathan Pearce's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while David Onama's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested that Pearce and Onama have similar power, both with a 64% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Onama had a large advantage over Pearce, boasting a 36% 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 1 inch over Onama.

Pearce was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Onama, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 41 to Onama's 23.

Pearce vs Onama form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Onama had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gabriel Santos at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Nate Landwehr at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Garrett Armfield at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Mason Jones at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jonathan Pearce had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while David Onama's last outing had been 10 months and 4 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.

Onama's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pearce vs Onama?

Jonathan Pearce was a 4/7 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while David Onama made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.