Wood vs Pineda

Who won Wood vs Pineda?

Nathaniel Wood beat Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nathaniel Wood.

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).

Wood vs Pineda stats

Nathaniel Wood stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Daniel Pineda made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 19 by submission.

This was Nathaniel Wood's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Daniel Pineda marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Nathaniel Wood's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Daniel Pineda's came in at 5-7-0.

The stats suggested Wood had a slight advantage in power over Pineda, with a 42% knock out percentage over Pineda's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pineda had a massive advantage over Wood, boasting a 68% submission rate over Wood's 26%.

Nathaniel Wood was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Pineda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wood. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Wood was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 10 months later than Pineda, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 58 to Pineda's 81.

Wood vs Pineda form

Nathaniel Wood had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Muhammadjon Naimov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Jose Alberto Qui onez at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London.

Pineda had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tucker Lutz at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, his fight against Andre Fili at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had beaten Herbert Burns at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

His fight against Jeremy Kennedy at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Pineda had been fighting more than Nathaniel Wood.

Going to this contest, Nathaniel Wood had last fought 10 months and 16 days ago, while Daniel Pineda's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 3 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pineda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Wood vs Pineda start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:20 AM UTC , which was 9:20 PM EST or 6:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:20 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wood vs Pineda?

Nathaniel Wood was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Pineda made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.