Hernandez vs Bondar

Who won Hernandez vs Bondar?

Carlos Hernandez beat Denys Bondar by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 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).

Hernandez vs Bondar stats

Carlos Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Denys Bondar made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Carlos Hernandez's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Carlos Hernandez's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Denys Bondar's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Bondar had a large advantage in power over Hernandez, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bondar had a large advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 71% submission rate over Hernandez's 50%.

Carlos Hernandez was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bondar.

Hernandez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Bondar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 29 to Bondar's 32.

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Hernandez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Bondar?

Carlos Hernandez was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Denys Bondar made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.