Torres vs Bahamondes

Who won Torres vs Bahamondes?

Ignacio Bahamondes beat Manuel Torres by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

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).

Torres vs Bahamondes stats

Manuel Torres stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Ignacio Bahamondes made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Manuel Torres' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Ignacio Bahamondes marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Manuel Torres' UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Ignacio Bahamondes' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Bahamondes had an advantage in power over Torres, with a 67% knock out percentage over Torres' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Torres had a massive advantage over Bahamondes, boasting a 47% submission rate over Bahamondes' 7%.

Manuel Torres was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Bahamondes had a height advantage of 5 inches over Torres. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Torres was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 10 months earlier than Bahamondes, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 20 to Bahamondes' 43.

Torres vs Bahamondes form

Bahamondes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Trey Ogden at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had defeated Rongzhu at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Torres' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Bahamondes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Torres vs Bahamondes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:45 AM UTC , which was 8:45 PM EST or 5:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Torres vs Bahamondes?

Manuel Torres was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ignacio Bahamondes made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.