Hernandez vs Bondar

Who won Hernandez vs Bondar?

Carlos Hernandez beat Denys Bondar by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Hernandez vs Bondar stats

Carlos Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Denys Bondar made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Carlos Hernandez's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Carlos Hernandez's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Denys Bondar's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Bondar had a large advantage in power over Hernandez, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bondar had a large advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 71% submission rate over Hernandez's 50%.

Carlos Hernandez was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bondar.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Bondar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 33 to Bondar's 32.

Hernandez vs Bondar form

Hernandez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Denys Bondar at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Allan Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beaten Victor Altamirano at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Trevor Wells at LFA 93 on 16th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bondar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Bondar?

Carlos Hernandez was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Denys Bondar made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.