Cannonier vs Rodrigues

Who won Cannonier vs Rodrigues?

Jared Cannonier beat Gregory Rodrigues by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Rodrigues stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gregory Rodrigues made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jared Cannonier's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Gregory Rodrigues marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Gregory Rodrigues' came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodrigues had a slight advantage in power over Cannonier, with a 63% knock out percentage over Cannonier's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a slight advantage over Cannonier, with a 19% submission rate over Cannonier's 12%.

Jared Cannonier was the older man by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Rodrigues had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cannonier. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cannonier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 70 to Rodrigues' 43.

Cannonier vs Rodrigues form

Cannonier 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 won against Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derek Brunson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Rodrigues had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Denis Tiuliulin at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Brunno Ferreira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gregory Rodrigues had been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 2 years and 7 months ago, while Gregory Rodrigues' last outing had been 11 months and 20 days ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Rodrigues' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Cannonier vs Rodrigues start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cannonier vs Rodrigues?

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