Alateng vs Rodrigues

Who won Alateng vs Rodrigues?

Heili Alateng beat Kleydson Rodrigues by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Heili Alateng.

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).

Alateng vs Rodrigues stats

Heili Alateng stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kleydson Rodrigues made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Heili Alateng's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kleydson Rodrigues marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Heili Alateng's UFC record stood at 5-2-1, while Kleydson Rodrigues' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodrigues had an advantage in power over Alateng, with a 50% knock out percentage over Alateng's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a slight advantage over Alateng, with a 25% submission rate over Alateng's 19%.

Heili Alateng was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

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

Alateng was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 64 to Rodrigues' 23.

Activity check

Alateng's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Rodrigues' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Alateng vs Rodrigues start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alateng vs Rodrigues?

Heili Alateng was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kleydson Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.