Magny vs Rodriguez

Who won Magny vs Rodriguez?

Neil Magny beat Daniel Rodriguez by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event 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 Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Magny vs Rodriguez stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Daniel Rodriguez marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-10-0, while Daniel Rodriguez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Magny, with a 47% knock out percentage over Magny's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Magny, with a 24% submission rate over Magny's 12%.

Neil Magny was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Magny was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 106 to Rodriguez's 49.

Magny vs Rodriguez form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had defeated Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Dwight Grant at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magny's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magny vs Rodriguez?

Neil Magny was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.