Erosa vs Padilla

Who won Erosa vs Padilla?

Fernando Padilla beat Julian Erosa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 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).

Erosa vs Padilla stats

Julian Erosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Fernando Padilla made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Julian Erosa's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Fernando Padilla marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Julian Erosa's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Fernando Padilla's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Erosa had an advantage in power over Padilla, with a 39% knock out percentage over Padilla's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had an advantage over Erosa, with a 58% submission rate over Erosa's 43%.

Julian Erosa was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Padilla had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Erosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 93 to Padilla's 40.

Activity check

Padilla's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erosa vs Padilla?

Julian Erosa was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Fernando Padilla made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.