Magny vs Garry

Who won Magny vs Garry?

Ian Machado Garry beat Neil Magny by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-24 in favor of the winner Ian Machado Garry.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magny vs Garry stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ian Machado Garry made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Neil Magny's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Ian Machado Garry marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-12-0, while Ian Machado Garry's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Garry had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Magny's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magny had a slight advantage over Garry, with a 14% submission rate over Garry's 8%.

Neil Magny was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Magny had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Magny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Garry, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 108 to Garry's 46.

Magny vs Garry form

Neil Magny had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, he had defeated Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Garry had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Jack Grant at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Lawrence Tracey at Cage Warriors 119 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, England.

Going into that contest, he had beaten George McManus at Cage Warriors 115 on 25th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Mateusz Figlak at Cage Warriors 110 on 9th November 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Neptune Stadium, Cork, Ireland.

He was victorious against Matteo Ceglia at Cage Warriors on 6th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Studio, Stratford, England.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Neil Magny had been fighting more than Ian Machado Garry.

Going to this contest, Neil Magny had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 18 days ago, while Ian Machado Garry's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 27 days ago.

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Garry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magny vs Garry?

Neil Magny was a 19/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Ian Machado Garry made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.