Gorimbo vs Rodriguez

Who won Gorimbo vs Rodriguez?

Themba Gorimbo beat Pete Rodriguez by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gorimbo vs Rodriguez stats

Themba Gorimbo stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Pete Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Themba Gorimbo's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Themba Gorimbo's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Pete Rodriguez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Gorimbo, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Gorimbo's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gorimbo had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 55% submission rate over Rodriguez's 0%.

Themba Gorimbo was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Gorimbo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gorimbo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 9 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 39 to Rodriguez's 7.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Themba Gorimbo had been fighting more than Pete Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Themba Gorimbo had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago, while Pete Rodriguez's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 15 days ago.

Gorimbo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gorimbo vs Rodriguez?

Themba Gorimbo was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Pete Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.