Jacoby vs Lopes

Who won Jacoby vs Lopes?

Dustin Jacoby beat Bruno Lopes by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Jacoby vs Lopes stats

Dustin Jacoby stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bruno Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Dustin Jacoby's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Bruno Lopes marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Dustin Jacoby's UFC record stood at 9-6-1, while Bruno Lopes' came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Jacoby had a large advantage in power over Lopes, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Lopes' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a massive advantage over Jacoby, boasting a 36% submission rate over Jacoby's 5%.

Dustin Jacoby was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Jacoby had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopes.

Jacoby was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 62 to Lopes' 26.

Jacoby vs Lopes form

Dustin Jacoby had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vitor Petrino at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alonzo Menifield at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had been defeated by Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Lopes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Magomed Gadzhiyasulov at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Mikheil Sazhiniani at Contender Series 2024 – Week 1 on 13th August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcos Brigagao at LFA 175 on 27th January 2024 by submission in the 2nd round in their LFA Light Heavyweight championship fight at Ginasio Do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Before that, he had lost to Brendson Ribeiro at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Willyanedson Paiva at LFA 143 on 30th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their LFA Light Heavyweight championship fight at Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife, Brazil.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Dustin Jacoby had been fighting more than Bruno Lopes.

Going to this contest, Dustin Jacoby had last fought 5 months and 25 days ago, while Bruno Lopes' last outing had been 4 months and 28 days ago.

Jacoby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Jacoby vs Lopes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jacoby vs Lopes?

Dustin Jacoby was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Lopes made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.