Woodson vs Padilla

Who won Woodson vs Padilla?

Sean Woodson beat Fernando Padilla by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Woodson vs Padilla stats

Sean Woodson stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Fernando Padilla made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Sean Woodson's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Fernando Padilla marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sean Woodson's UFC record stood at 7-1-1, while Fernando Padilla's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Padilla had a slight advantage in power over Woodson, with a 31% knock out percentage over Woodson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had a massive advantage over Woodson, boasting a 56% submission rate over Woodson's 8%.

Sean Woodson was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Woodson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Padilla. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Woodson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 5 months later than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 36 to Padilla's 40.

Woodson vs Padilla form

Woodson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Charles Jourdain at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dennis Buzukja at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Luis Salda a at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He was victorious against Collin Anglin at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Padilla 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 won against Luis Pajuelo at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Nate Richardson at LFA 99 on 12th February 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He was victorious against Donald Sanchez at LFA 58 on 25th January 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean Woodson had been fighting more than Fernando Padilla.

Going to this contest, Sean Woodson had last fought 10 months and 19 days ago, while Fernando Padilla's last outing had been 1 year and 7 days ago.

Woodson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Padilla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Woodson vs Padilla start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Woodson vs Padilla?

Sean Woodson was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Fernando Padilla made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.