Pereira vs Castanho

Who won Pereira vs Castanho?

Yasmin Castanho beat Ruth Pereira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 166, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yasmin Castanho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Pereira vs Castanho stats

Ruth Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yasmin Castanho made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Ruth Pereira's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ruth Pereira's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Yasmin Castanho's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a massive power advantage over Castanho, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Castanho's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Castanho had a massive advantage over Pereira, boasting a 80% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Ruth Pereira was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Pereira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 6 months later than Castanho, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 16 to Castanho's 14.

Activity check

Castanho's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Castanho?

Ruth Pereira was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Yasmin Castanho made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.