Aguilar vs Mendonca

Who won Aguilar vs Mendonca?

Jesus Santos Aguilar beat Mateus Mendonca by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jesus Santos Aguilar.

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).

Aguilar vs Mendonca stats

Jesus Santos Aguilar stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Mateus Mendonca made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jesus Santos Aguilar's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Mateus Mendonca's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Mendonca had an advantage in power over Aguilar, with a 30% knock out percentage over Aguilar's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aguilar had a large advantage over Mendonca, boasting a 67% submission rate over Mendonca's 40%.

Jesus Santos Aguilar was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Mendonca had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aguilar. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Aguilar was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Mendonca, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 27 to Mendonca's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesus Santos Aguilar had been fighting more than Mateus Mendonca.

Going to this contest, Jesus Santos Aguilar had last fought 10 months and 4 days ago, while Mateus Mendonca's last outing had been 7 months and 5 days ago.

Aguilar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Mendonca's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aguilar vs Mendonca?

Jesus Santos Aguilar was a 1/1 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Mateus Mendonca made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-140) with oddsmakers.