Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night 78 – Magny/Gastelum (11-21-2015)

Welterweight (170)
[#13MW] Kelvin Gastelum (11-1-0) vs. [#21] Neil Magny (16-4-0)

Last 3 Fights: Kelvin Gastelum (2-1-0)
2015-06-13: W vs. [#36MW] Nate Marquardt (33-15-2) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2015-01-31: L vs. [#4WW] Tyron Woodley (15-3-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
2014-11-15: W vs. [#23WW] Jake Ellenberger (30-10-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:46 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Neil Magny (2-1-0)
2015-08-23: W vs. [#26WW] Erick Silva (18-6-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
2015-08-01: L vs. [#7WW] Demian Maia (21-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:52 of round 2
2015-05-16: W vs. [#75WW] Hyun Gyu Lim (13-5-1) via TKO (Punches) in 1:24 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kelvin Gastelum 161, Neil Magny 90
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#8] Ricardo Lamas (15-4-0) vs. [*] Diego Sanchez (25-7-0)
Ricardo Lamas is the All-Time #13 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ricardo Lamas (2-1-0)
2015-04-04: L vs. [#6FW] Chad Mendes (17-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:45 of round 1
2014-11-15: W vs. [#23FW] Dennis Bermudez (14-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:18 of round 1
2014-06-28: W vs. [#21FW] Hacran Dias (23-3-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Diego Sanchez (1-2-0)
2014-06-07: W vs. [#39LW] Ross Pearson (18-9-0) via SD (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
2014-03-15: L vs. [#13LW] Myles Jury (15-1-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-10-19: L vs. [#7LW] Gilbert Melendez (22-5-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ricardo Lamas 231, Diego Sanchez 532
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#45] Efrain Escudero (24-9-0) vs. [#73WW] Leandro Silva (18-2-1)

Last 3 Fights: Efrain Escudero (2-1-0)
2015-06-13: W vs. [#109LW] Drew Dober (15-7-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:54 of round 1
2015-02-14: W vs. [#430LW] Rodrigo Goiana de Lima (8-3-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-09-13: L vs. [#34LW] Leonardo Santos (14-3-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Leandro Silva (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2015-06-27: W vs. [#111WW] Lewis Gonzalez (10-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-03-21: NC vs. [#109LW] Drew Dober (15-7-0)
2014-11-08: W vs. [#328LW] Charlie Brenneman (19-8-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:15 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Efrain Escudero 161, Leandro Silva 147
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Flyweight (125)
[#3] Jussier da Silva (18-3-0) vs. [#7] Henry Cejudo (9-0-0)
Jussier da Silva is the All-Time #5 ranked Flyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jussier da Silva (3-0-0)
2015-05-30: W vs. [#9FLY] Wilson Reis (19-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-08-16: W vs. [#8FLY] Zach Makovsky (19-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-03-23: W vs. [#95BW] Scott Jorgensen (15-11-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Henry Cejudo (3-0-0)
2015-06-13: W vs. [#23FLY] Chico Camus (15-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2015-03-14: W vs. [#36FLY] Chris Cariaso (17-9-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-12-13: W vs. [#152BW] Dustin Kimura (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jussier da Silva 175, Henry Cejudo 161
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#68] Taylor Lapilus (10-1-0) vs. [*] Erik Perez (14-6-0)

Last 3 Fights: Taylor Lapilus (3-0-0)
2015-06-20: W vs. [#147BW] Yuta Sasaki (18-3-2) via TKO (Punches) in 1:26 of round 2
2015-04-11: W vs. [#881FW] Rocky Lee (3-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-05-30: W vs. [NA] Cyril Ericher (1-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:58 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Erik Perez (1-2-0)
2014-06-07: L vs. [#19BW] Bryan Caraway (20-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:52 of round 2
2013-11-16: W vs. [*] Edwin Figueroa (9-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2013-08-28: L vs. [#21BW] Takeya Mizugaki (21-9-2) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Taylor Lapilus 154, Erik Perez 532
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#65MW] Bartosz Fabinski (12-2-0) vs. [#97] Hector Urbina (17-8-1)

Last 3 Fights: Bartosz Fabinski (3-0-0)
2015-04-11: W vs. [#94MW] Garreth McLellan (13-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-10-18: W vs. [#416WW] Alik Tseiko (8-4-0) via SD ()
2014-06-08: W vs. [*] Alexey Repalov (6-6-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:54 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Hector Urbina (2-1-0)
2014-11-15: W vs. [#400WW] Edgar Garcia (14-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:38 of round 1
2013-06-01: W vs. [#406MW] Nick Duell (11-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:35 of round 3
2012-12-07: L vs. [*] Tyler Beckley (6-2-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:32 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Bartosz Fabinski 224, Hector Urbina 371
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#95] Scott Jorgensen (15-11-0) vs. [#201] Alejandro Perez (15-6-0)

Last 3 Fights: Scott Jorgensen (1-2-0)
2015-07-15: L vs. [#11BW] Manny Gamburyan (15-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-10-25: L vs. [#9FLY] Wilson Reis (19-6-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:28 of round 1
2014-06-07: W vs. [#105FLY] Danny Martinez (17-7-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Alejandro Perez (2-1-0)
2015-06-13: L vs. [#119BW] Patrick Williams (8-4-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:23 of round 1
2014-11-15: W vs. [#164BW] Jose Alberto Quinonez (4-2-0) via UD (28-27, 29-26, 29-26)
2013-10-12: W vs. [*] Wanderson Marinho (1-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:15 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Scott Jorgensen 129, Alejandro Perez 161
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Scott Jorgensen leads 1-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#56] Gabriel Benitez (18-4-0) vs. [#109] Andre Fili (14-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Gabriel Benitez (3-0-0)
2015-06-13: W vs. [#93FW] Clay Collard (14-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-11-15: W vs. [NA] Humberto Brown Morrison (4-6-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:30 of round 3
2014-03-29: W vs. [#463FW] Angelo Sanchez (13-6-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Andre Fili (1-2-0)
2015-03-21: L vs. [#67FW] Godofredo Castro (12-3-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:14 of round 1
2014-10-25: W vs. [#24BW] Felipe Arantes (17-7-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-04-26: L vs. [#4FW] Max Holloway (14-3-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:39 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Gabriel Benitez 161, Andre Fili 245
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#63] Valmir Lazaro (13-3-0) vs. [#82] Michel Richard Cunha dos Praze (18-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Valmir Lazaro (2-1-0)
2015-02-28: W vs. [#38LW] James Krause (22-7-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-08-23: L vs. [#44LW] James Vick (8-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-04-04: W vs. [*] Ederson Moreira (11-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:57 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Michel Richard Cunha dos Praze (2-1-0)
2015-02-14: L vs. [#32LW] Kevin Lee (11-1-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2014-03-23: W vs. [#41LW] Mairbek Taisumov (24-5-0) via UD (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
2013-09-21: W vs. [#73LW] Jesse Ronson (15-6-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Valmir Lazaro 266, Michel Richard Cunha dos Praze 280
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
 



Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Kelvin Gastelum
Highest Stored DD Rating: Jussier da Silva
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Neil Magny
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Jussier da Silva vs. Henry Cejudo
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Outstanding [****½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Fair [**½]
Run Date: 2015-11-16