UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Raphael Assuncao will take on Cody “No Love” Garbrandt in the Bantamweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 250 card.
In this post, we will break down Raphael Assuncao vs. Cody Garbrandt matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 42-year-old, Raphael Assuncao is coming in with a 27-7-0 record. Assuncao will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 in August.
Garbrandt, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Pedro Munhoz on August 17, 2019 at UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith and holds a 11-3-0 record.
Raphael Assuncao | vs. | Cody Garbrandt |
42 |
Age |
33 |
5′ 5″ |
Height |
5′ 8″ |
135 lbs. |
Weight |
135 lbs. |
66″ |
Reach |
65″ |
27-7-0 |
Record |
11-3-0 |
Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Raphael Assuncao has an orthodox fighting stance with a 66″ reach. The 33-year-old, Cody Garbrandt is an orthodox fighter with a 65″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Assuncao comes in with 41% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 3.32 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Garbrandt fires at 37% accuracy, landing about 3.53 significant strikes per minute. Raphael Assuncao also has a 38% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.54 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Garbrandt’s 0.94 takedowns and 100% takedown accuracy.
Cody spent on average 8:50 minutes in the Octagon and Raphael has an average fight time of 12:41 minutes.
This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 250 is live in , who do you think will win, Raphael or Cody? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer |
Date |
June 6, 2020 |
Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Matchup |
Raphael Assuncao vs. Cody Garbrandt |
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