Rodriguez vs Garry

Who won Rodriguez vs Garry?

Ian Machado Garry beat Daniel Rodriguez by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Rodriguez vs Garry stats

Daniel Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ian Machado Garry made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Daniel Rodriguez's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ian Machado Garry marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Daniel Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Ian Machado Garry's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Garry had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 55% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Garry, with a 24% submission rate over Garry's 9%.

Daniel Rodriguez was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Garry had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Garry, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 52 to Garry's 41.

Rodriguez vs Garry form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jingliang Li at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had defeated Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Dwight Grant at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Garry had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jordan Williams at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jack Grant at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lawrence Tracey at Cage Warriors 119 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, England.

Before that, he was victorious against George McManus at Cage Warriors 115 on 25th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Mateusz Figlak at Cage Warriors 110 on 9th November 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Neptune Stadium, Cork, Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Rodriguez had been fighting more than Ian Machado Garry.

Going to this contest, Daniel Rodriguez had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 8 days ago, while Ian Machado Garry's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 7 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Garry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Garry?

Daniel Rodriguez was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Ian Machado Garry made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.