Vergara vs Salvador

Who won Vergara vs Salvador?

C.J. Vergara beat Vinicius Salvador by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner C.J. Vergara.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Vergara vs Salvador stats

C.J. Vergara stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vinicius Salvador made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was C.J. Vergara's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Vinicius Salvador marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

C.J. Vergara's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Vinicius Salvador's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Salvador had a large advantage in power over Vergara, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Vergara's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salvador had a slight advantage over Vergara, with a 7% submission rate over Vergara's 0%.

C.J. Vergara was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

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

Vergara was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Salvador, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 46 to Salvador's 35.

Vergara vs Salvador form

Vergara had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vinicius Salvador at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Lacerda at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Ode Osbourne at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

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Vergara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 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 Vergara vs Salvador?

C.J. Vergara was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Vinicius Salvador made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.