Weems vs Rodriguez

Who won Weems vs Rodriguez?

Christian Rodriguez beat Joshua Weems by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Weems vs Rodriguez stats

Joshua Weems stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Christian Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Christian Rodriguez marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Joshua Weems' UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Christian Rodriguez's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Weems, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Weems' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weems had a large advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 73% submission rate over Rodriguez's 43%.

Joshua Weems was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Weems had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. Despite this, Rodriguez had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Weems was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 5 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 26 to Rodriguez's 29.

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What were the odds on Weems vs Rodriguez?

Joshua Weems was a 61/20 (+310) underdog going into the contest, while Christian Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.