Ian Machado Garry defeats Carlos Prates by Decision - Unanimous
Machado Garry vs Prates · UFC Fight Night
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Machado Garry was the more active fighter through the first three rounds, mixing his attacks and timing level changes to keep Prates off balance.
Prates took greater control in the fourth and pursued a finish down the stretch.
Machado Garry saw out the final round to earn the unanimous decision.
- Official UFC resultsUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates — Main Card Results
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Analysts
No verified pre-fight analyst picks are logged for this historical bout.
Track record rows appear only when a timestamped source has been reviewed.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
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- Record
- 21-6-0
- 4-1 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- 28
- Age
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- 1.91 m
- Height
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- 189 cm
- Reach
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- 47%
- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
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- 7
- Wins by KO/TKOKO/TKO wins
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- 1
- Wins by submissionSub wins
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- 4.78
- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Ireland
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Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Machado Garry
Garry's clearest route was to keep the fight long, use his footwork and kicks to make Prates reset, then score cleanly without getting trapped against the fence. His range management and takedown threat gave him ways to win minutes even when the Brazilian's power was present.
Case for Prates
Prates needed to turn the fight into a pocket battle and make Garry pay for every retreat. His power and pressure could change the fight with one clean connection, but he had to close distance without chasing into the taller fighter's counters.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Prates could force Garry into sustained pocket exchanges.
- How Garry's kicks and footwork shaped the five-round pace.
- Whether Garry's late defensive wrestling held up under Prates' finishing push.
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