Caceres vs Pineda

Who won Caceres vs Pineda?

Alex Caceres beat Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alex Caceres.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Caceres vs Pineda stats

Alex Caceres stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Daniel Pineda made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 19 by submission.

Alex Caceres' UFC record stood at 16-12-0, while Daniel Pineda's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Pineda had an advantage in power over Caceres, with a 32% knock out percentage over Caceres' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pineda had a massive advantage over Caceres, boasting a 68% submission rate over Caceres' 35%.

Alex Caceres was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Caceres had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pineda. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Caceres was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 6 months later than Pineda, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 88 to Pineda's 78.

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Pineda's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Caceres vs Pineda?

Alex Caceres was a 8/15 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Pineda made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+160) with oddsmakers.