Rodriguez vs Garry

Who won Rodriguez vs Garry?

Ian Machado Garry beat Daniel Rodriguez by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Rodriguez vs Garry stats

Daniel Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ian Machado Garry made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Daniel Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ian Machado Garry marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Daniel Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Ian Machado Garry's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Garry had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 55% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Garry, with a 24% submission rate over Garry's 9%.

Daniel Rodriguez was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Garry had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Garry, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 55 to Garry's 46.

Rodriguez vs Garry form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jingliang Li at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had defeated Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Dwight Grant at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Garry had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Neil Magny at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he was victorious against Kenan Song at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Gabe Green at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ian Machado Garry had been fighting more than Daniel Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Daniel Rodriguez had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 21 days ago, while Ian Machado Garry's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 9 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Garry's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Garry?

Daniel Rodriguez was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Ian Machado Garry made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.