Rodriguez vs Erosa

Who won Rodriguez vs Erosa?

Julian Erosa beat Christian Rodriguez by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

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).

Rodriguez vs Erosa stats

Christian Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Julian Erosa made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Christian Rodriguez's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Julian Erosa marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Christian Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Julian Erosa's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Erosa had an advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 38% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 45% submission rate over Rodriguez's 36%.

Christian Rodriguez was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Erosa had a height advantage of 6 inches over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 14 years and 5 months earlier than Erosa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 29 to Erosa's 93.

Rodriguez vs Erosa form

Christian Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Isaac Dulgarian at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cameron Saaiman at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he was victorious against Joshua Weems at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Julian Erosa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Steven Peterson at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Rodriguez had been fighting more than Julian Erosa.

Going to this contest, Christian Rodriguez had last fought 11 months and 24 days ago, while Julian Erosa's last outing had been 11 months and 17 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Erosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Erosa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Erosa?

Christian Rodriguez was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Julian Erosa made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.