Bahamondes vs Rong

Who won Bahamondes vs Rong?

Ignacio Bahamondes beat Rongzhu by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bahamondes vs Rong stats

Ignacio Bahamondes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rongzhu made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ignacio Bahamondes' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Rongzhu marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ignacio Bahamondes' UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Rongzhu's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Bahamondes had a slight advantage in power over Rongzhu, with a 75% knock out percentage over Rongzhu's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rongzhu had a large advantage over Bahamondes, boasting a 22% submission rate over Bahamondes' 0%.

Ignacio Bahamondes was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Bahamondes had a height advantage of 6 inches over Rongzhu. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bahamondes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Rongzhu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 44 to Rongzhu's 64.

Bahamondes vs Rong form

Bahamondes 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 won against Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Trey Ogden at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had defeated Rongzhu at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Bahamondes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Rongzhu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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