Allen vs Hernandez

Who won Allen vs Hernandez?

Anthony Hernandez beat Brendan Allen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Anthony Hernandez.

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).

Allen vs Hernandez stats

Brendan Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Anthony Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Brendan Allen's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Anthony Hernandez marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brendan Allen's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, while Anthony Hernandez's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a slight advantage in power over Allen, with a 23% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hernandez had a slight advantage over Allen, with a 62% submission rate over Allen's 58%.

Brendan Allen was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

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

Allen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 71 to Hernandez's 37.

Allen vs Hernandez form

Brendan Allen had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He was victorious against André Muniz at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Hernandez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Roman Kopylov at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Josh Fremd at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Allen had been fighting more than Anthony Hernandez.

Going to this contest, Brendan Allen had last fought 6 months ago, while Anthony Hernandez's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Allen vs Hernandez?

Brendan Allen was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Anthony Hernandez made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.