Caceres vs Woodson

Who won Caceres vs Woodson?

Sean Woodson beat Alex Caceres by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Sean Woodson.

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 Woodson stats

Alex Caceres stepped 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.

Sean Woodson made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alex Caceres' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Sean Woodson marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Alex Caceres' UFC record stood at 16-13-0, while Sean Woodson's came in at 6-1-1.

The stats suggested Woodson had a slight advantage in power over Caceres, with a 27% knock out percentage over Caceres' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caceres had a large advantage over Woodson, boasting a 33% submission rate over Woodson's 9%.

Alex Caceres was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Woodson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Caceres. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Caceres was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Woodson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 91 to Woodson's 35.

Caceres vs Woodson form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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.

Woodson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Charles Jourdain at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Dennis Buzukja at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Luis Salda a at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had beaten Collin Anglin at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Youssef Zalal at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alex Caceres had been fighting more than Sean Woodson.

Going to this contest, Alex Caceres had last fought 10 months and 28 days ago, while Sean Woodson's last outing had been 6 months and 4 days ago.

Caceres' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Woodson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Caceres vs Woodson?

Alex Caceres was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Sean Woodson made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.