Pyfer vs Barriault

Who won Pyfer vs Barriault?

Joseph Pyfer beat Marc Andr Barriault by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pyfer vs Barriault stats

Joseph Pyfer stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marc Andr Barriault made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Joseph Pyfer's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Marc Andr Barriault marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Joseph Pyfer's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Marc Andr Barriault's came in at 5-7-0.

The stats suggested Pyfer had a slight advantage in power over Barriault, with a 67% knock out percentage over Barriault's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pyfer had an advantage over Barriault, with a 25% submission rate over Barriault's 6%.

Joseph Pyfer was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Pyfer had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barriault. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pyfer was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 10 months later than Barriault, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 28 to Barriault's 56.

Pyfer vs Barriault form

Pyfer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He was victorious against Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Barriault had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beaten Julian Marquez at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jordan Wright at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph Pyfer had been fighting more than Marc Andr Barriault.

Going to this contest, Joseph Pyfer had last fought 25 days ago, while Marc Andr Barriault's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 14 days ago.

Pyfer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Pyfer vs Barriault start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pyfer vs Barriault?

Joseph Pyfer was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Marc Andr Barriault made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.