Sopaj vs Nuzzi Result: Nuzzi wins by UD · BRAVE CF 49, Thu, Mar 25, 2021

BRAVE CFBRAVE CF 49: Super Fights

Benardo Sopaj

“Lion King” · 13-3-0

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

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Francesco NuzziWIN

“Berserker” · 12-2-0

Thursday, March 25, 2021Arad Fort, Bahrain, Bahrain

Francesco Nuzzi defeated Benardo Sopaj by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Bantamweight bout of BRAVE CF 49: Super Fights, held Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Arad Fort, Bahrain.

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Insights

Francesco Nuzzi lands 6.20 significant strikes a minute, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
Benardo Sopaj absorbs 4.69 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Benardo Sopaj

MMA

—Blue belt · BJJ
2023AFN Bantamweight Championship (vacant)Allstars Fight Night
2022FCR Bantamweight ChampionshipFight Club Rush
2017MCP Bantamweight ChampionshipMCP Greece

Camp · Allstars Training Center · Stockholm, Sweden

Francesco Nuzzi

KickboxingMuay Thai

—Black belt · Kickboxing
2018ICF Bantamweight ChampionshipItalian Cage Fighting (ICF)
2023Semifinalist · PFL EuropeBantamweight
—Brown belt · BJJ

Camp · Wolf Temple (Team De Rosa) · Altamura, Italy

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

86%

Head

69%

Body

21%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Benardo Sopajlast 2 fights

62%17%21%

Francesco Nuzzilast 4 fights

66%22%12%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Benardo Sopaj Francesco Nuzzi· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

4.396.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersFrancesco Nuzzi · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.692.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benardo Sopaj · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersFrancesco Nuzzi · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.430.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersFrancesco Nuzzi · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

77%80%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersFrancesco Nuzzi · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.800.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersFrancesco Nuzzi · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.39

Strikes landed / min

6.20

4.69

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.92

2.43 / 4.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

77%

Takedown defence

80%

2:57

Control time / fight

0:29

0.80

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Benardo Sopaj3 UFC fights · 163 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

39%64/160

3%5/10

9%14/16

Clinch

7%12/18

2%4/4

0%0/0

Ground

39%64/73

0%0/0

Francesco Nuzzi4 fights · by range and by target

Range

54%Distance · 59

37%Clinch · 41

9%Ground · 10

Target

69%Head · 47

21%Body · 14

10%Leg · 7

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Benardo Sopaj7 of 10 ended early · 70%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Francesco Nuzzi7 of 9 ended early · 78%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Benardo Sopaj4-1

W
Tariq Ismail
Brave CF 38· Aug 8, 2020
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Tariq Ismail
BRAVE CF 38· Jan 11, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · Catchweight
W
Darius Buda
Ak Fighting Championship 2· Nov 16, 2019
Submission · R2 · 3:03 · Bantamweight
L
Alexey Shaposhnikov
WFCA 50· Aug 18, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Konstantinos Charisis
Cage Survivor 11· Mar 3, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Flyweight

Full record · 10 fights

W
Apostolos Geropoulos
MMA Challenge Pro 7· Nov 4, 2017
TKO · R3 · 3:46 · Bantamweight
W
Nikos Taktikos
Corinthian Pro MMA· Sep 23, 2017
Submission · R1 · 0:19 · Bantamweight
W
Bobi Stojcevski
MMA Challenge Pro 6· Apr 23, 2017
TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Bantamweight
W
Nikos Kalivas
Greek FC 7· Oct 9, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:13 · Bantamweight
W
Nikos Leopoulos
Cage Survivor 5· Jun 11, 2016
TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Bantamweight

Francesco Nuzzi5-0

W
Ibragim Navruzov
Venator Fight Night 2· Jun 8, 2019
TKO · R1 · 2:57 · Bantamweight
W
Giorgio Belsanti
Italian Cage Fighting 5· Oct 20, 2018
Submission · R1 · 4:00 · Bantamweight
W
Percy Herrera
Italian Fighting Championship 3· May 5, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:28 · Bantamweight
W
Petru Biclea
Italian Fighting Championship 1· Feb 18, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Claudio Iancu
Shooto Italy· Mar 26, 2017
Submission

Full record · 9 fights

W
Chenjin Wei
KFWC 1: Day 1· Jan 24, 2017
Submission · R1 · 3:23 · Bantamweight
W
Alessio Esposito
Slam FC Underdog 1· Nov 27, 2016
TKO · R1 · 3:54 · Bantamweight
L
Claudio Iancu
Apocalypse Pitbull Championship· Jul 10, 2016
Submission
W
Alban Sinani
Legio's Arena 2· Jun 11, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Benardo Sopaj vs Francesco Nuzzi?

Francesco Nuzzi defeated Benardo Sopaj by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Bantamweight bout of BRAVE CF 49: Super Fights, held Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Arad Fort, Bahrain.

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