Caceres Vs Rodriguez

When is Caceres Vs Rodriguez?

Alex Caceres could potentially square off against Yair Rodriguez, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Caceres Vs Rodriguez stats

Alex Caceres would step into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez would make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggest Rodriguez would have a large advantage in power over Caceres, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Caceres' 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Caceres would have a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 33% submission rate over Rodriguez's 26%.

Alex Caceres is the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Rodriguez has a height advantage of 1 inch over Caceres. Despite this, he has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Caceres is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 26 more professional rounds, 88 to Rodriguez's 62.

Caceres Vs Rodriguez form

Caceres has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Pineda at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Seung Woo Choi at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Rodriguez has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Josh Emmett at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had won against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

He had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Yair Rodriguez has been fighting more than Alex Caceres.

Alex Caceres last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Yair Rodriguez's last outing was 2 months and 11 days ago.

Caceres' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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