Nchukwi vs Rodriguez

Who won Nchukwi vs Rodriguez?

Tafon Nchukwi beat Mike Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tafon Nchukwi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Nchukwi vs Rodriguez stats

Tafon Nchukwi stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mike Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tafon Nchukwi's UFC record stood at 2-4-0, while Mike Rodriguez's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Nchukwi, with a 82% knock out percentage over Nchukwi's 80%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Nchukwi, with a 18% submission rate over Nchukwi's 0%.

Tafon Nchukwi was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nchukwi. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Nchukwi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 10 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 22 to Rodriguez's 32.

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Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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