Zheleznyakova vs Rendon

Who won Zheleznyakova vs Rendon?

Dariya Zheleznyakova beat Montserrat Rendon by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dariya Zheleznyakova.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Zheleznyakova vs Rendon stats

Dariya Zheleznyakova stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Montserrat Rendon made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Montserrat Rendon will be making their debut in the UFC.

Dariya Zheleznyakova's UFC record stood at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Zheleznyakova had a massive power advantage over Rendon, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Rendon's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Zheleznyakova and Rendon would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Dariya Zheleznyakova was the younger woman by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Zheleznyakova had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rendon.

Zheleznyakova was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than Rendon, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 20 more professional rounds, 20 to Rendon's 0.

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What were the odds on Zheleznyakova vs Rendon?

Dariya Zheleznyakova was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Montserrat Rendon made her way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.