McCann vs Brasil

Who won McCann vs Brasil?

Bruna Brasil beat Molly McCann 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 Bruna Brasil.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

McCann vs Brasil stats

Molly McCann stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bruna Brasil made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Molly McCann's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Bruna Brasil marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Molly McCann's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Bruna Brasil's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested McCann had a slight advantage in power over Brasil, with a 43% knock out percentage over Brasil's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brasil had an advantage over McCann, with a 22% submission rate over McCann's 7%.

Molly McCann was the older woman by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Brasil had a height advantage of 2 inches over McCann.

McCann was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 6 months later than Brasil, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 11 more professional rounds, 48 to Brasil's 37.

McCann vs Brasil form

McCann had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Hannah Goldy at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Luana Carolina at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, she had defeated Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She had been beaten by Taila Santos at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

McCann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Brasil's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did McCann vs Brasil start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McCann vs Brasil?

Molly McCann was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Bruna Brasil made her way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.