Rodrigues vs Vergara

Who won Rodrigues vs Vergara?

C.J. Vergara beat Kleydson Rodrigues by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner C.J. Vergara.

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).

Rodrigues vs Vergara stats

Kleydson Rodrigues stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

C.J. Vergara made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kleydson Rodrigues' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. C.J. Vergara marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kleydson Rodrigues' UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while C.J. Vergara's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Vergara had a slight advantage in power over Rodrigues, with a 67% knock out percentage over Rodrigues' 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had an advantage over Vergara, with a 14% submission rate over Vergara's 0%.

Kleydson Rodrigues was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Vergara had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rodrigues was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months later than Vergara, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 23 to Vergara's 45.

Rodrigues vs Vergara form

Vergara 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 won against Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Lacerda at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Ode Osbourne at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

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Vergara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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