Pires vs Simoes

Who won Pires vs Simoes?

Vinicius Pires beat Isaias Simoes 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 Vinicius Pires.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Pires vs Simoes stats

Vinicius Pires stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Isaias Simoes made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Vinicius Pires' 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Vinicius Pires' LFA record stood at 3-0-0, while Isaias Simoes' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Simoes had a massive power advantage over Pires, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Pires' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pires had a slight advantage over Simoes, with a 43% submission rate over Simoes' 33%.

Vinicius Pires was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Pires was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2000, 12 years and 11 months earlier than Simoes, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 27 to Simoes' 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaias Simoes had been fighting more than Vinicius Pires.

Going to this contest, Vinicius Pires had last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while Isaias Simoes' last outing had been 11 months and 22 days ago.

What were the odds on Pires vs Simoes?

Vinicius Pires was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Isaias Simoes made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.