UFC UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Final

Bryan Barberena vs Jason Witt

Bryan Barberena
United States

Bryan Barberena

“Bam Bam”

18-12

VS
Jason Witt
United States

Jason Witt

“The Vanilla Gorilla”

19-9

Winner

Winner

Jason Witt

Decision - Majority · Round 3 — 5:00

31 July 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jason Witt beat Bryan Barberena by majority decision after three rounds.
  • Jason Witt landed 56 of 105 total strikes and 8 of 18 takedowns, with 5:38 of control time.
  • Bryan Barberena landed more total strikes — 114 to 56 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 28-28, 27-29, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Bryan BarberenaJason Witt
18-12Record19-9
32Age on fight night34
6′0″ (183 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
72.5″ (184 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Gym-OTeamGlory MMA & Fitness
Montclair, California, United StatesFromKansas City, Missouri, United States

Fight statistics

114of 178 · 64%Total strikes landed56of 105 · 53%
66of 127Head strikes40of 85
47of 50Body strikes15of 19
1of 1Leg strikes1of 1
0of 1Takedowns8of 18
0Knockdowns1
0Submission attempts1
0:47Control time5:38

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Bryan BarberenaRoundJason Witt
38/52strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR117/23strikes2/3TD0KD2:30control
32/57strikes0/1TD0KD0:31controlR221/42strikes2/6TD1KD1:19control
44/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:16controlR318/40strikes4/9TD0KD1:49control

Judges’ scorecards

Tony Weeks

9R1109R21010R38

28total28

Mike Bell

9R1108R21010R39

27total29

Rick Winter

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Form going into the fight

Bryan Barberena

  1. WAnthony Ivyunanimous decision2020
  2. LRandy BrownKO/TKO R3 2:542019
  3. LVicente LuqueKO/TKO R3 4:542019
  4. WJake Ellenberger2018
  5. LLeon Edwardsunanimous decision2017

Jason Witt

  1. LMatthew SemelsbergerKO/TKO R1 0:162021
  2. WCole Williamssubmission R2 2:092020
  3. LTakashi SatoKO/TKO R1 0:482020

Also on this card

Uriah Hall vs Sean Stricklandunanimous decisionCheyanne Vlismas vs Gloria de PaulaKO/TKO R1 1:00Niklas Stolze vs Jared GoodenKO/TKO R1 1:08Collin Anglin vs Melsik BaghdasaryanKO/TKO R2 1:50Chris Gruetzemacher vs Rafa Garciaunanimous decision

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