Gastelum vs Rodriguez

Who won Gastelum vs Rodriguez?

Kelvin Gastelum beat Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gastelum vs Rodriguez stats

Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Daniel Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Kelvin Gastelum's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Daniel Rodriguez marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Daniel Rodriguez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 47% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 28% submission rate over Rodriguez's 24%.

Kelvin Gastelum was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

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

Gastelum was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 76 to Rodriguez's 49.

Gastelum vs Rodriguez form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Rodriguez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ian Machado Garry at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jingliang Li at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had won against Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Rodriguez had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Kelvin Gastelum had last fought 7 months and 22 days ago, while Daniel Rodriguez's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 11 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gastelum vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gastelum vs Rodriguez?

Kelvin Gastelum was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.