Hernandez vs Jesus

Who won Hernandez vs Jesus?

Roberto Hernandez beat John De Jesus by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 149, on Friday 3rd March 2023 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Roberto Hernandez.

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).

Hernandez vs Jesus stats

Roberto Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

John De Jesus made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Roberto Hernandez's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-1-0, while John De Jesus' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Jesus had an advantage in power over Hernandez, with a 33% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hernandez had a large advantage over Jesus, boasting a 40% submission rate over Jesus' 13%.

Roberto Hernandez was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Jesus had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hernandez.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 2 months earlier than Jesus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 28 to Jesus' 77.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roberto Hernandez had been fighting more than John De Jesus.

Going to this contest, Roberto Hernandez had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 2 days ago, while John De Jesus' last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 2 days ago.

Hernandez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Jesus' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 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 Hernandez vs Jesus?

Roberto Hernandez was a 7/4 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while John De Jesus made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-210) with oddsmakers.