Rong vs Vargas

Who won Rong vs Vargas?

Rodrigo Vargas beat Rongzhu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rodrigo Vargas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rong vs Vargas stats

Rongzhu stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rodrigo Vargas made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Rongzhu's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Rongzhu's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Rodrigo Vargas' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Rongzhu had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 69% knock out percentage over Vargas' 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vargas had a slight advantage over Rongzhu, with a 27% submission rate over Rongzhu's 25%.

Rongzhu was the younger man by 14 years, at 25 years old.

Rongzhu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vargas. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rongzhu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 7 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 64 to Vargas' 29.

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