Basharat vs Rodrigues

Who won Basharat vs Rodrigues?

Farid Basharat beat Kleydson Rodrigues by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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).

Basharat vs Rodrigues stats

Farid Basharat stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

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

Kleydson Rodrigues marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Farid Basharat's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Kleydson Rodrigues' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Rodrigues had a massive power advantage over Basharat, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Basharat's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Basharat had a large advantage over Rodrigues, boasting a 50% submission rate over Rodrigues' 25%.

Farid Basharat was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Basharat had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodrigues. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Basharat's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Rodrigues', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 10 months later than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 28 to Rodrigues' 23.

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Rodrigues' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 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 Basharat vs Rodrigues?

Farid Basharat was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Kleydson Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.