Junior vs Sordi Result & Stats: Junior wins by DEC · Professional Fighters League - PFL 9, Thu, Aug 26, 2021

PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs

Antonio Carlos JuniorWIN

“Cara de Sapato” · 19-6-0

RESULT

Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2729-2829-28

Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Emiliano Sordi

“He-Man” · 27-14-1

Thursday, August 26, 2021Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States

Antonio Carlos Junior defeated Emiliano Sordi by Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs, held Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Antonio Carlos Junior won the decision.

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The result

Antonio Carlos JuniorWIN

def. Emiliano Sordi

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2729-2829-28

Referee: Andrew Glenn
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Antonio Carlos JuniorEmiliano Sordi

53%Power Index✓ Called it47%

61%Market · 11 sportsbooks✓ Called it39%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

Antonio Carlos Junior

-176

64% implied win probability · Open: -148

Emiliano Sordi

+149

40% implied win probability · Open: +124

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Antonio Carlos Junior landed 3 of 13 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

11-5-0

Record

23-8-1

Age

6'2" · 188 cm

Height

6'2" · 188 cm

79" · 201 cm

Reach

77" · 196 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1731

Power Index

1710

1-3

Last 5

4-0-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Antonio Carlos JuniorEmiliano Sordi

Knockdowns

44 / 86

Total strikes

52 / 104

3 / 13

Takedowns

0 / 0

Judges' Scorecards

John Rupert

#	Junior	Sordi
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Daniel Torres

#	Junior	Sordi
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total2928

Troy Wincapaw

#	Junior	Sordi
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9

Total2928

Media Scores

Antonio Carlos Junior

Emiliano Sordi

●29-28 Junior×2

All 2 media scorecards

Sherdog.com29-28Junior
MMAMania.com29-28Junior

Fan Scorecards

11 fan scorecards submitted

36%

Antonio Carlos Junior

Draw

55%

Emiliano Sordi

●29-28 Sordi54.5%●29-28 Junior27.3%●30-27 Junior9.1%●29-29 Draw9.1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

82%

Sordi

64%

Sordi

100%

Junior

Betting Odds

Antonio Carlos Junior

-176

64% implied win probability

Open: -148

Emiliano Sordi

+149

40% implied win probability

Open: +124

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

How it ends

Closing prices

Antonio Carlos Junior

KO/TKO+85011%
Submission+15240%
DecisionHow it ended+31124%

Emiliano Sordi

KO/TKO+37821%
Submission+12677%

Total rounds 1.5

Over

-167

Under

+132

Goes the distance

Yes

+144

-189

Moneyline by sportsbook

Sportsbook	Antonio Carlos Junior	Emiliano Sordi
BetAnything	-195	+160
BetOnline	-185	+160
Betway	-200	+140
Bovada	-225	+170
Cloudbet	-195	+163
DraftKings	+110	-145
FanDuel	-158	+134
MyBookie	-200	+170
Pinnacle	-195	+163
sports-interaction	-240	+180
unibet	-177	+135

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Emiliano Sordi absorbs 4.54 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Antonio Carlos Junior lands 2.97 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 87% of UFC fighters.
Emiliano Sordi lands 5.13 significant strikes a minute, more than 89% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Antonio Carlos Junior

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Emiliano Sordi

KickboxingBJJ

2024FFC Light Heavyweight Championship (vacant, won vs Hugo Lezama at FFC 79, Buenos Aires)Fusion Fighting Championship (FFC)
20192019 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion (season tournament, $1M prize)Professional Fighters League

Camp · Alliance MMA · Chula Vista (San Diego), California, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

69%

Head

77%

18%

Body

18%

13%

Leg

Time in position

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

Antonio Carlos Juniorlast 5 fights

60%21%19%

Emiliano Sordilast 3 fights

68%20%12%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Antonio Carlos Junior· incl. 10 fights outside the UFC Emiliano Sordi· incl. 13 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.055.13

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Antonio Carlos Junior · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersEmiliano Sordi · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.064.54

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Antonio Carlos Junior · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersEmiliano Sordi · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.970.63

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Antonio Carlos Junior · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersEmiliano Sordi · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

38%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Antonio Carlos Junior · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersEmiliano Sordi · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.903.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Antonio Carlos Junior · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersEmiliano Sordi · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.05

Strikes landed / min

5.13

2.06

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.54

2.97 / 7.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.63 / 1.9

38%

Takedown accuracy

33%

5:12

Control time / fight

0:34

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

3.80

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

Antonio Carlos Junior13 UFC fights · 290 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%125/455

11%32/49

10%30/31

Clinch

3%8/15

4%11/14

3%10/12

Ground

22%63/94

3%9/9

1%2/2

Emiliano Sordi4 fights · by range and by target

Range

51%Distance · 117

3%Clinch · 7

46%Ground · 105

Target

77%Head · 95

18%Body · 22

5%Leg · 6

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

Antonio Carlos Junior10 of 16 ended early · 63%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Emiliano Sordi28 of 32 ended early · 88%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Antonio Carlos Junior1-3

NC
Vinny Magalhaes
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season· Jun 16, 2021
No Contest · R1 · 2:45 · Light Heavyweight
W
Tom Lawlor
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season· Apr 28, 2021
Submission · R1 · 4:43 · Light Heavyweight
L
Brad Tavares
UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2· Jan 24, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Uriah Hall
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Gaethje· Sep 14, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Ian Heinisch
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee· May 18, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 18 fights

W
Tim Boetsch
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje· Apr 14, 2018
Submission · R1 · 4:28 · Middleweight
W
Jack Marshman
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida· Oct 29, 2017
Submission · R1 · 4:30 · Middleweight
W
Eric Spicely
UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway· Jun 2, 2017
Submission · R2 · 3:49 · Middleweight
W
Marvin Vettori
UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey· Dec 30, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Leonardo Guimaraes
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson· Sep 17, 2016
Submission · R3 · 4:46 · Middleweight
L
Daniel Kelly
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir· Mar 20, 2016
TKO · R3 · 1:36 · Middleweight
NC
Kevin Casey
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant· Dec 10, 2015
· R1 · 0:11 · Middleweight
W
Eddie Gordon
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero· Jun 27, 2015
Submission · R3 · 4:37 · Middleweight
L
Patrick Cummins
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway· Dec 20, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Vitor Miranda
UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi· May 31, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Heavyweight
W
Edinaldo Novaes
Bahia Regional· Oct 26, 2013
Submission
W
Jerônimo Oliveira
Imperium MMA Pro 6· Sep 14, 2013
Submission · R1 · 1:41 · Light Heavyweight
W
Celivaldo Pereira
Bahia Regional· Jul 20, 2013
Submission

Emiliano Sordi4-0-1

D
Dan Spohn
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season· Jun 16, 2021
Draw · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chris Camozzi
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season· Apr 28, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jordan Johnson
Professional Fighters League - 2019 Season PFL Championships· Dec 30, 2019
TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bozigit Ataev
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 30, 2019
Submission · R1 · 4:26 · Light Heavyweight
W
Sigi Pesaleli
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 30, 2019
TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 32 fights

W
Bozigit Ataev
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season· Aug 7, 2019
KO · R1 · 1:23 · Light Heavyweight
W
Vinny Magalhaes
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season· Jun 5, 2019
TKO · R2 · 2:45 · Light Heavyweight
L
Bozigit Ataev
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2· Oct 12, 2018
TKO · R1 · 1:43 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jason Butcher
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 29, 2018
KO · R1 · 0:16 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ryan Spann
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10· Jun 19, 2018
Submission · R1 · 0:26 · Light Heavyweight
W
Douglas Rakchal
Arena Tour 9· Jun 9, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:30 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jackson Mora Rodriguez
Fusion FC 25· Feb 22, 2017
TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Middleweight
L
Gregory Babene
Bellator 166: Dantas vs Warren 2· Dec 2, 2016
Submission · R1 · 3:11
W
Fernando di Pierro
Arena Tour 7· Sep 19, 2015
TKO
L
A.J. Matthews
Bellator 141: Guillard vs Girtz· Aug 28, 2015
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Robert McDaniel
Bellator MMA: Bellator 128· Oct 9, 2014
Submission · R1 · 0:58 · Middleweight
W
Alexandre Oliveira
X-Fight MMA 7· Nov 23, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Middleweight
W
Vander Carlini
Peru FC 14· Aug 17, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:55 · Middleweight
W
Pedro Galiza
Capital Fight 5· May 10, 2013
Submission · Middleweight
L
Kaue Dudus
Paraguay Regional· Nov 10, 2012
Submission
W
Ivan Galaz
Rio Cuarto Fight· Sep 14, 2012
Submission
W
Jackson Mora Rodriguez
Argentina Regional· Jul 14, 2012
Submission
W
Fabiano Capoani
Amazon Forest Combat 2· Mar 31, 2012
TKO · R2 · 2:31 · Light Heavyweight
L
Kleber Silva
Jungle Fight· Jan 21, 2012
TKO
W
Bruno Cappelozza
Jungle Fight· Dec 17, 2011
Submission
W
Pablo Alvarez
Glam Fight· Dec 7, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:27
W
Cesar Veron
Argentina Regional· Oct 2, 2011
TKO
L
Willians Santos
Jungle Fight· Jun 25, 2011
DEC
W
TBA
Rio Cuarto Fight· Jun 4, 2011
TKO
W
Ricardo Pecanha
Rio de Janeiro Regional· May 19, 2011
DEC
W
Diego Palau
Explotion Fight Night 2· Nov 1, 2009
Submission · R2 · 2:12
L
Roberto Pastuch
Real Fights Argentina· Sep 27, 2009
Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Antonio Carlos Junior vs Emiliano Sordi?

What were the judges' scorecards for Antonio Carlos Junior vs Emiliano Sordi?

The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Antonio Carlos Junior won the decision.

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