SUMMARY
- Phil ‘No Hype’ Hawes and Brunno ‘The Hulk’ Ferreira are set to compete in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 84.
- Phil Hawes made his UFC debut on October 24, 2020, at UFC 254, against Jacob Malkoun.
Both of the fighters, Phil ‘No Hype’ Hawes and Brunno ‘The Hulk’ Ferreira, are set to compete in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 84. The event will be hosted by the iconic UFC Apex facility on January 13, 2024, in Nevada, USA. The main card of the event will take place at 7 p.m. ET; however, the prelims will start at 4 p.m. ET.
Phil Hawes made his UFC debut on October 24, 2020, at UFC 254, against Jacob Malkoun. Hawes knocked out Malkoun in less than 20 seconds. The ‘No Hype’ fighter has won 12 fights and lost 5 within the UFC. In his last fight at UFC 288, Phil lost to Ikram Aliskerov via knockout.
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Brunno Ferreira, a Brazilian UFC fighter, made his UFC debut on January 21, 2023, against ‘Robocop’ Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 283. Brunno won the fight via knockout in the first round itself. ‘The Hulk’ has 2 victories and 1 defeat in the UFC. However, he got knocked out in the very first round of his last fight against Nursulton Ruziboev.
UFC Vegas 84: Phil Hawes vs. Brunno Ferreira stats
Stats | Phil Hawes | Brunno Ferreira |
Wins | 12 | 10 |
Losses | 5 | 1 |
Height | 6’0″ | 5’9″ |
Division | Middleweight | Middleweight |
Reach | 77″ | 72″ |
Age | 35 | 31 |
Phil Hawes and Brunno Ferreira: Fight breakdown and prediction
Phil Hawas boasts 12 victories and 5 losses in the UFC. He is known for his lethal striking abilities, and he occasionally tries the submission game as well. Eight of his victories have come from knockouts, two from submissions, and seven first-round finishes. However, takedowns are a weak area for him, which Brunno Ferreira can exploit.
‘The Hulk’ has an impeccable record of 10 victories and only 1 defeat. Further, 7 of his victories have come via knockouts and 3 via submissions. He comes from a Judo background, making his striking extremely lethal, and he stated in an interview, “I am an MMA athlete but my base in Judo”. Despite his lethal striking abilities, submission and takedowns are his weaknesses that ‘No Hype’ can exploit.
According to the stats, Phil has a striking average of 5.55 with an accuracy of 60%, whereas Brunno’s average is 5.79 with an accuracy of 54%. ‘No Hype’ has a takedown average of 2.28 per 15 minutes and a submission average of 0.2 per 15 minutes; however, ‘The Hulk’ scores 0 in both of these attributes. Hence, Phil can exploit these two areas in the fight for an early win.
Seeing Phil Hawes’ stats and records, it seems like a bad match for Brunno Ferreira. Ferreira can match Hawes in terms of his striking abilities, but his limited takedown and submission game can hurt him in the fight. So, expect some lethal strikes from both fighters and early takedown attempts in the fight from Phil. Thus, ‘No Hype’ is the clear favorite to win this fight.