Garcia vs Matos

Who won Garcia vs Matos?

Giovanni Garcia beat Jenilto Matos by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 191, on Friday 30th August 2024 at TBA, Brazil in Brazil.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Garcia vs Matos stats

Giovanni Garcia stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jenilto Matos made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Giovanni Garcia's 1st fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jenilto Matos marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Giovanni Garcia's LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Jenilto Matos' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Matos, with a 29% knock out percentage over Matos' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matos had a massive advantage over Garcia, boasting a 79% submission rate over Garcia's 29%.

Giovanni Garcia was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 6 inches over Matos.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 6 months later than Matos, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 17 to Matos' 33.

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What were the odds on Garcia vs Matos?

Giovanni Garcia was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Jenilto Matos made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.