Hadley vs Candelario

Who won Hadley vs Candelario?

Jake Hadley beat Carlos Candelario by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Hadley vs Candelario stats

Jake Hadley stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Carlos Candelario made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jake Hadley's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Carlos Candelario's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Hadley and Candelario have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hadley had an advantage over Candelario, with a 50% submission rate over Candelario's 38%.

Jake Hadley was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Hadley had 1-inch reach advantage.

Hadley was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 1 month later than Candelario, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 28 to Candelario's 23.

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Hadley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hadley vs Candelario?

Jake Hadley was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Candelario made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.