Gomes vs Pires

Who won Gomes vs Pires?

The fight between Apollo Gomes and Vinicius Pires finished in a no contest at LFA 175 on Saturday 27th January 2024.

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).

Gomes vs Pires stats

Apollo Gomes stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Vinicius Pires made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Apollo Gomes' 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Vinicius Pires marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Apollo Gomes' LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Vinicius Pires' came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Pires, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Pires' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pires had a slight advantage over Gomes, with a 38% submission rate over Gomes' 33%.

Apollo Gomes was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Gomes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 17 years and 4 months later than Pires, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 24 to Pires' 27.

Activity check

Pires' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gomes vs Pires?

Apollo Gomes was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Vinicius Pires made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.