Fernandez vs Cepeda

Who won Fernandez vs Cepeda?

Kevin Fernandez beat Javier Cepeda by submission in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 163, on Friday 21st July 2023 at Bell County Expo Center in Belton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Fernandez vs Cepeda stats

Kevin Fernandez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Javier Cepeda made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kevin Fernandez's LFA record stood at 5-1-0, while Javier Cepeda's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Cepeda had a massive power advantage over Fernandez, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Fernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Fernandez and Cepeda would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Kevin Fernandez was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Fernandez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cepeda.

Fernandez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 1 month earlier than Cepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 18 to Cepeda's 6.

Fernandez vs Cepeda form

Kevin Fernandez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Javier Cepeda at LFA 163 on 21st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Bell County Expo Center, Belton, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Llorrvic Acevedo at LFA 141 on 9th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Dobson Arena, Vail.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jordan Harris at LFA 134 on 10th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

Before that, he had defeated Cody Linne at LFA 123 on 4th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond.

He was victorious against Manuel Medina at LFA 109 on 4th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Hotel Casino & Resort, Shawnee.

Activity check

Fernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fernandez vs Cepeda?

Kevin Fernandez was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Javier Cepeda made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.