Barbosa vs Sarturi

Who won Barbosa vs Sarturi?

Marcio Barbosa beat Gian Sarturi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 171, on Friday 3rd November 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

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).

Barbosa vs Sarturi stats

Marcio Barbosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gian Sarturi made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Marcio Barbosa's LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Gian Sarturi's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Sarturi had a large advantage in power over Barbosa, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Barbosa's 79%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barbosa had an advantage over Sarturi, with a 14% submission rate over Sarturi's 0%.

Marcio Barbosa was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Sarturi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barbosa.

Barbosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 months earlier than Sarturi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 21 to Sarturi's 18.

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Barbosa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barbosa vs Sarturi?

Marcio Barbosa was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Gian Sarturi made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.