Rodriguez vs Stephens

Who won Rodriguez vs Stephens?

The fight between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens finished in a no contest at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on Saturday 21st September 2019.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Rodriguez vs Stephens stats

Yair Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Stephens, with a 25% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Yair Rodriguez was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

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

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 8 months later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 62 to Stephens' 113.

Rodriguez vs Stephens form

Rodriguez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Frankie Edgar at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had defeated BJ Penn at UFC Fight Night 103 on 15th January 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Talking Stick Arena, Phoenix.

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Before that, he had beaten Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He had been defeated by Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeremy Stephens had been fighting more than Yair Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Yair Rodriguez had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 15 days ago, while Jeremy Stephens' last outing had been 6 years, 8 months and 5 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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