Exposito vs Delano

When is Exposito vs Delano?

Manuel Exposito will face the challenge of Jose Delano in the main event of Contender Series 2025 – Week 2, on Tuesday 19th August 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Exposito vs Delano stats

Manuel Exposito steps into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jose Delano will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Both men will be making their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggest Delano has a slight advantage in power over Exposito, with a 27% knock out percentage over Exposito's 23%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Exposito will have a large advantage over Delano, boasting a 54% submission rate over Delano's 33%.

Manuel Exposito is the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Delano has a height advantage of 1 inch over Exposito. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Exposito is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 6 months later than Delano, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 17 less professional rounds, 27 to Delano's 44.

Exposito vs Delano form

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

In his last fight, he won against Abu Muslim Alikhanov at LFA 201 on 7th February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Povilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alan Villalba at LFA 179 on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Fabricio Soares at LFA 166 on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Before that, he had lost to Gabriel Santos at LFA 151 on 28th January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

He was victorious against Jair Jesuino at LFA 143 on 30th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife.

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Delano's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Exposito vs Delano?

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