Rosas Jr. vs Rodriguez

Who won Rosas Jr. vs Rodriguez?

Christian Rodriguez beat Raul Rosas Jr. by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Christian Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Rosas Jr. vs Rodriguez stats

Raul Rosas Jr. stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Christian Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Raul Rosas Jr.'s 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Christian Rodriguez marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Raul Rosas Jr.'s UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while Christian Rodriguez's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a large advantage in power over Rosas Jr., boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Rosas Jr.'s 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rosas Jr. had an advantage over Rodriguez, with a 67% submission rate over Rodriguez's 50%.

Raul Rosas Jr. was the younger man by 7 years, at 20 years old.

Rosas Jr. had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, Rodriguez had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Rosas Jr. was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 7 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 22 to Rodriguez's 32.

Rosas Jr. vs Rodriguez form

Christian Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Austin Bashi at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 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 Rosas Jr. vs Rodriguez?

Raul Rosas Jr. was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Christian Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.