Rodriguez vs Bondar

Who won Rodriguez vs Bondar?

Luis Rodriguez beat Denys Bondar by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

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).

Rodriguez vs Bondar stats

Luis Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

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

This was Luis Rodriguez's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024.

Luis Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Denys Bondar's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Bondar, with a 44% knock out percentage over Bondar's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bondar had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 71% submission rate over Rodriguez's 25%.

Luis Rodriguez was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Rodriguez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bondar's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 1 month later than Bondar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 48 to Bondar's 32.

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Bondar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 16 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 Rodriguez vs Bondar?

Luis Rodriguez was a 41/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Denys Bondar made his way into the ring at 49/50 (+260) with oddsmakers.