Cody Garbrandt has hit another road bump in his UFC career. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion, who dethroned Dominick Cruz in 2016, is now 3-7 in his last ten fights after back-to-back losses at UFC Atlanta.

Cody Garbrandt fell short at UFC Atlanta, and he has spoken out following the loss. “No Love” shared the Octagon with Raoni Barcelos on the main card of UFC Atlanta. Garbrandt was hoping to rebound from a submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo. While Garbrandt went the distance this time, he was unable to defeat Barcelos.

The Brazilian won with a trio of 29-28 scores. Garbrandt came out swinging in a hurry and got inside a couple times in the first 20 seconds, only to have Barcelos briefly dump him to the canvas.

Right before his fight with Barcelos, the unranked Garbrandt was thought to be one of champion Merab Dvalishvili’s toughest tests stylistically. On a 13-fight win streak, Dvalishvili is renowned for his relentless wrestling game and his insane cardio that backs it.

Former UFC bantamweight champ Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) competes for the first time since UFC 300 in April 2024 when he takes on Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at State Farm Arena (ESPN, ESPN+ ). It's an important bout for him, especially after recently signing a new multi-fight contract with the promotion.

At media day, Barcelos took questions from media members before his fight. Barcelos said the massive upset he pulled off in January – one of the biggest in UFC history against 12-1 favorite Payton Talbott at UFC 311 – gave him extra confidence to know he's heading in the right direction after a stretch of four losses in five fights.

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC Atlanta results, including the bantamweight bout between Cody Garbrandt and Raoni Barcelos.

Cody Garbrandt (14-6) returns to the Octagon hoping to hit the ground running in what is his first fight since April 2024 at UFC 300. He lost to Deivesen Figueiredo in what was his sixth loss in his last nine fights and it has been a fair fall from grace since he lost his unbeaten record to TJ Dillashaw in November 2017.

Cody Garbrandt speaks to the media at UFC Atlanta.

Garbrandt has lost his last two fights, as it was the Ohio native's first bout since last April at UFC 300. It was Barcelos's biggest win of his career to date, as he seeks out fellow contender Rob Font at some point down the line.