Prado vs Barbosa

Who won Prado vs Barbosa?

Marcio Barbosa beat Wellington Prado by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of LFA 162, on Friday 7th July 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

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).

Prado vs Barbosa stats

Wellington Prado stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Marcio Barbosa made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Wellington Prado's 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Wellington Prado's LFA record stood at 1-2-0, while Marcio Barbosa's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Barbosa had a massive power advantage over Prado, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Prado's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a massive advantage over Barbosa, boasting a 62% submission rate over Barbosa's 15%.

Wellington Prado was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Prado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barbosa.

Prado was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months later than Barbosa, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 30 to Barbosa's 21.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marcio Barbosa had been fighting more than Wellington Prado.

Going to this contest, Wellington Prado had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 21 days ago, while Marcio Barbosa's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 2 days ago.

What were the odds on Prado vs Barbosa?

Wellington Prado was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Marcio Barbosa made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.