Hermansson vs Rodrigues

Who won Hermansson vs Rodrigues?

Gregory Rodrigues beat Jack Hermansson by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hermansson vs Rodrigues stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Gregory Rodrigues made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jack Hermansson's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Gregory Rodrigues marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Gregory Rodrigues' came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodrigues had an advantage in power over Hermansson, with a 63% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hermansson had a slight advantage over Rodrigues, with a 25% submission rate over Rodrigues' 19%.

Jack Hermansson was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Rodrigues had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hermansson. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 78 to Rodrigues' 43.

Hermansson vs Rodrigues form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

He had defeated Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

Rodrigues had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues on 15th February 2025 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had lost to Brunno Ferreira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jack Hermansson had last fought 4 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Gregory Rodrigues' last outing had been 4 months and 21 days ago.

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Rodrigues' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hermansson vs Rodrigues start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:00 AM UTC , which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hermansson vs Rodrigues?

Jack Hermansson was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Gregory Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.