Who won Edgar vs Rodriguez?
Frankie Edgar beat Yair Rodriguez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 211, on Saturday 13th May 2017 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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).
Edgar vs Rodriguez stats
Frankie Edgar stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Yair Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
Frankie Edgar's UFC record stood at 18-11-1, while Yair Rodriguez's came in at 10-4-0.
The stats suggested Edgar had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 29% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 27%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Edgar, with a 27% submission rate over Edgar's 19%.
Frankie Edgar was the older man by 11 years, at 43 years old.
Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Edgar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, 109 to Rodriguez's 62.
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Edgar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Edgar vs Rodriguez?
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