Zellhuber vs Prado

Who won Zellhuber vs Prado?

Daniel Zellhuber beat Francisco Prado by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Daniel Zellhuber.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Zellhuber vs Prado stats

Daniel Zellhuber stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Francisco Prado made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Daniel Zellhuber's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Francisco Prado's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested that Zellhuber and Prado have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prado had a large advantage over Zellhuber, boasting a 50% submission rate over Zellhuber's 21%.

Daniel Zellhuber was the older man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Zellhuber had a height advantage of 3 inches over Prado. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Zellhuber was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Prado, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 34 to Prado's 22.

Activity check

Zellhuber's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Prado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 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 Zellhuber vs Prado?

Daniel Zellhuber was a 9/25 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Prado made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+250) with oddsmakers.