Chairez vs Vergara

Who won Chairez vs Vergara?

Edgar Chairez beat C.J. Vergara by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Chairez vs Vergara stats

Edgar Chairez stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

C.J. Vergara made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Edgar Chairez's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. C.J. Vergara marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Edgar Chairez's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while C.J. Vergara's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Vergara had a large advantage in power over Chairez, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Chairez's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chairez had a massive advantage over Vergara, boasting a 64% submission rate over Vergara's 0%.

Edgar Chairez was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Chairez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vergara. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Chairez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years later than Vergara, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 37 to Vergara's 46.

Chairez vs Vergara form

Vergara had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ramazan Temurov at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Asu Almabaev at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Lacerda at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had been defeated by Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Chairez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Vergara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Chairez vs Vergara start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:30 PM UTC , which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Chairez vs Vergara?

Edgar Chairez was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while C.J. Vergara made his way into the ring at 43/20 (+220) with oddsmakers.