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.

Wellington Prado's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, 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 2 years, at 24 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 7 more professional rounds, 28 to Barbosa's 21.

Activity check

Barbosa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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.