Argueta vs Aguirre

Who won Argueta vs Aguirre?

Daniel Argueta beat Nick Aguirre by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Daniel Argueta.

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).

Argueta vs Aguirre stats

Daniel Argueta stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Nick Aguirre made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Daniel Argueta's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Daniel Argueta's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Nick Aguirre's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Aguirre had an advantage in power over Argueta, with a 43% knock out percentage over Argueta's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aguirre had a slight advantage over Argueta, with a 57% submission rate over Argueta's 50%.

Daniel Argueta was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Aguirre had a height advantage of 2 inches over Argueta.

Argueta was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Aguirre, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 31 to Aguirre's 14.

Activity check

Argueta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Argueta vs Aguirre?

Daniel Argueta was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Nick Aguirre made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.