Bantamweight

Cody Garbrandt vs Xiao Long

Cody Garbrandt
United States

Cody Garbrandt

“No Love”

15-8

Winner

VS
Winner

Cody Garbrandt

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

7 March 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Cody Garbrandt beat Xiao Long by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Cody Garbrandt landed 28 of 54 total strikes and 0 of 8 takedowns, with 0:53 of control time.
  • Xiao Long landed more total strikes — 70 to 28 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 28-27, 28-27, 28-27.

Tale of the tape

Cody GarbrandtXiao Long
15-8Record27-12
34Age on fight night27
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′8″ (173 cm)
65.5″ (166 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Team Alpha MaleTeamXin-Du Martial Arts Club
Uhrichsville, Ohio, United StatesFromHunan, China

Fight statistics

28of 54 · 52%Total strikes landed70of 119 · 59%
13of 39Head strikes12of 42
11of 11Body strikes28of 37
4of 4Leg strikes30of 40
0of 8Takedowns1of 2
0:53Control time0:47

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

Round by round

Cody GarbrandtRoundXiao Long
10/20strikes0/2TD0KD0:27controlR120/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
7/15strikes0/1TD0KD0:11controlR222/42strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
11/19strikes0/5TD0KD0:15controlR328/46strikes1/1TD0KD0:47control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R199R2109R38

28total27

Ben Cartlidge

9R1109R21010R37

28total27

Ron McCarthy

10R199R2109R38

28total27

Form going into the fight

Cody Garbrandt

  1. LRaoni Barcelosunanimous decision2025
  2. LDeiveson Figueiredosubmission R2 4:022024
  3. WBrian KelleherKO/TKO R1 3:422023
  4. WTrevin Jonesunanimous decision2023
  5. LKai Kara-FranceKO/TKO R1 3:212021

Xiao Long

  1. LSuYoung Youunanimous decision2025
  2. WQuang LeKO/TKO R3 1:282024
  3. LChangHo Leesplit decision2024
  4. WShuya Kamikubomajority decision2023
  5. WShohei Nosesplit decision2023

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