Vieira vs Stoltzfus

Who won Vieira vs Stoltzfus?

Rodolfo Vieira beat Dustin Stoltzfus by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Vieira vs Stoltzfus stats

Rodolfo Vieira stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Dustin Stoltzfus made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Rodolfo Vieira's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dustin Stoltzfus marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Rodolfo Vieira's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Dustin Stoltzfus' came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Stoltzfus had a slight advantage in power over Vieira, with a 15% knock out percentage over Vieira's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vieira had a massive advantage over Stoltzfus, boasting a 86% submission rate over Stoltzfus' 38%.

Rodolfo Vieira was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Stoltzfus had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vieira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months later than Stoltzfus, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 24 to Stoltzfus' 48.

Vieira vs Stoltzfus form

Stoltzfus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brunno Ferreira at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been beaten by Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had defeated Dwight Grant at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Activity check

Stoltzfus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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