UFC UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Final

Edson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchell

Edson Barboza
Brazil

Edson Barboza

“Junior”

24-15

VS
Bryce Mitchell
United States

Bryce Mitchell

“Thug Nasty”

19-4

Winner

Winner

Bryce Mitchell

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

5 March 2022 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Bryce Mitchell beat Edson Barboza by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Bryce Mitchell landed 182 of 209 total strikes and 4 of 4 takedowns, with 11:28 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 25-30, 26-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Edson BarbozaBryce Mitchell
24-15Record19-4
36Age on fight night27
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
American Top TeamTeamBarata MMA
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromTexarkana, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

23of 46 · 50%Total strikes landed182of 209 · 87%
6of 22Head strikes125of 151
10of 16Body strikes55of 56
7of 8Leg strikes2of 2
0Takedowns4of 4
0Knockdowns1
0:02Control time11:28

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

Round by round

Edson BarbozaRoundBryce Mitchell
12/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR147/53strikes1/1TD1KD2:48control
3/4strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR278/83strikes2/2TD0KD4:41control
8/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:02controlR357/73strikes1/1TD0KD3:59control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

9R1108R2108R310

25total30

Doug Crosby

9R1108R2109R310

26total30

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Edson Barboza

  1. LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKO R3 1:442021
  2. WShane BurgosKO/TKO R3 1:162021
  3. WMakwan Amirkhaniunanimous decision2020
  4. LDan Igesplit decision2020
  5. LPaul Feldersplit decision2019

Bryce Mitchell

  1. WAndre Filiunanimous decision2020
  2. WCharles Rosaunanimous decision2020
  3. WMatt Saylessubmission R1 4:202019
  4. WBobby Moffettunanimous decision2019
  5. WTyler Diamond2018

Also on this card

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covingtonunanimous decisionRafael Dos Anjos vs Renato Moicanounanimous decisionAlex Oliveira vs Kevin HollandKO/TKO R2 0:38Greg Hardy vs Serghei SpivacKO/TKO R1 2:16Jalin Turner vs Jamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2 0:46

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