Rodriguez vs Samuel

Who won Rodriguez vs Samuel?

Alberto Rodriguez beat Cauata Samuel by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 185, on Friday 7th June 2024 at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alberto Rodriguez.

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).

Rodriguez vs Samuel stats

Alberto Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Cauata Samuel made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

This was Alberto Rodriguez's 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Cauata Samuel marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Alberto Rodriguez's LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Cauata Samuel's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Samuel, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Samuel's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Samuel had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 83% submission rate over Rodriguez's 33%.

Alberto Rodriguez was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Samuel had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rodriguez.

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 3 months later than Samuel, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 18 to Samuel's 20.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Samuel?

Alberto Rodriguez was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Cauata Samuel made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.