Caceres vs Erosa

Who won Caceres vs Erosa?

Alex Caceres beat Julian Erosa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Caceres vs Erosa stats

Alex Caceres stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Julian Erosa made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Alex Caceres' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Julian Erosa marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Alex Caceres' UFC record stood at 16-13-0, while Julian Erosa's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Erosa had a large advantage in power over Caceres, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Caceres' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a slight advantage over Caceres, with a 43% submission rate over Caceres' 37%.

Alex Caceres was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Erosa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Caceres. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Caceres was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Erosa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 91 to Erosa's 93.

Caceres vs Erosa form

Caceres had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Pineda at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Seung Woo Choi at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Caceres' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Caceres vs Erosa?

Alex Caceres was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Julian Erosa made his way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.