Bahamondes vs Rong

Who won Bahamondes vs Rong?

Ignacio Bahamondes beat Zhu Rong by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bahamondes vs Rong stats

Ignacio Bahamondes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zhu Rong made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggested Bahamondes had a slight advantage in power over Rong, with a 75% knock out percentage over Rong's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rong had a large advantage over Bahamondes, boosting at 22% submission rate over Bahamondes' 0%.

Ignacio Bahamondes was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Bahamondes had a height advantage of 4 inches over Rong. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bahamondes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Rong, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 32 to Rong's 42.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zhu Rong had been fighting more than Ignacio Bahamondes.

Going to this contest, Ignacio Bahamondes had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 8 days ago, while Zhu Rong's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 11 days ago.

Bahamondes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Rong's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bahamondes vs Rong?

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