Hernandez vs Tumendemberel

Who won Hernandez vs Tumendemberel?

Carlos Hernandez beat Nyamjargal Tumendemberel by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Carlos Hernandez.

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 Tumendemberel stats

Carlos Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Nyamjargal Tumendemberel made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Carlos Hernandez's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Carlos Hernandez's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Nyamjargal Tumendemberel's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Tumendemberel had a large advantage in power over Hernandez, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tumendemberel had an advantage over Hernandez, with a 63% submission rate over Hernandez's 44%.

Carlos Hernandez was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Hernandez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Tumendemberel, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 32 to Tumendemberel's 17.

Hernandez vs Tumendemberel form

Hernandez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rei Tsuruya at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hernandez vs Tumendemberel start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:15 AM UTC , which was 4:15 AM EST or 1:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Tumendemberel?

Carlos Hernandez was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Nyamjargal Tumendemberel made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.