Quarantillo vs Hernandez

Who won Quarantillo vs Hernandez?

Billy Quarantillo beat Alexander Hernandez by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Quarantillo vs Hernandez stats

Billy Quarantillo stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alexander Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Billy Quarantillo's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Alexander Hernandez marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Billy Quarantillo's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Alexander Hernandez's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a slight advantage in power over Quarantillo, with a 46% knock out percentage over Quarantillo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Quarantillo had an advantage over Hernandez, with a 31% submission rate over Hernandez's 15%.

Billy Quarantillo was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Quarantillo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hernandez. Despite this, Hernandez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Quarantillo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 58 to Hernandez's 51.

Quarantillo vs Hernandez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mike Breeden at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Francisco Trinaldo at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had defeated Olivier Aubin Mercier at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Activity check

Quarantillo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Quarantillo vs Hernandez?

Billy Quarantillo was a 59/100 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Hernandez made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.