Montes vs Calderon

Who won Montes vs Calderon?

Alberto Montes beat Carlos Calderon by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 8, on Tuesday 1st October 2024 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).

Montes vs Calderon stats

Alberto Montes stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

Carlos Calderon made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Calderon had a massive power advantage over Montes, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Montes' 0%.

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

Alberto Montes was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Calderon had a height advantage of 3 inches over Montes.

Montes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 1 month earlier than Calderon, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 25 to Calderon's 19.

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What time did Montes vs Calderon start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Montes vs Calderon?

Alberto Montes was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Calderon made his way into the ring at 47/20 (+240) with oddsmakers.