Pinedo vs Braga

Who won Pinedo vs Braga?

Gabriel Alves Braga beat Jesus Pinedo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gabriel Alves Braga.

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).

Pinedo vs Braga stats

Jesus Pinedo stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Gabriel Alves Braga made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jesus Pinedo's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Gabriel Alves Braga marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jesus Pinedo's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Gabriel Alves Braga's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Pinedo had a slight advantage in power over Braga, with a 47% knock out percentage over Braga's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinedo had a large advantage over Braga, boasting a 21% submission rate over Braga's 0%.

Jesus Pinedo was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Pinedo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Braga.

Pinedo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 10 months later than Braga, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 59 to Braga's 40.

Pinedo vs Braga form

Jesus Pinedo had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bubba Jenkins at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brendan Loughnane at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had lost to Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by John Makdessi at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

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Pinedo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Braga's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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