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.

This was Roberto Hernandez's 9th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Roberto Hernandez's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-2-0, 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 2 years, at 31 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 5 months earlier than Jesus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 31 to Jesus' 77.

Hernandez vs Jesus form

Hernandez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Toby Misech at Cage Warriors 159 – San Diego on 8th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Moses Diaz at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John De Jesus at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Before that, he was victorious against Brian Mitchell at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

He had won against Michael O’Leary at Cage Warriors 139 on 10th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Humphreys By The Bay, San Diego.

John De Jesus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Damon Wilson at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Laroco at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kai Kamaka III at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against John Teixeira at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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 10 months and 17 days ago, while John De Jesus' last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Jesus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 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.