Rodriguez vs Dulgarian

Who won Rodriguez vs Dulgarian?

Christian Rodriguez beat Isaac Dulgarian by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 28-27, 28-27, 28-27 in favor of the winner Christian Rodriguez.

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).

Rodriguez vs Dulgarian stats

Christian Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Isaac Dulgarian made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Christian Rodriguez's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Isaac Dulgarian marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Christian Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Isaac Dulgarian's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Dulgarian had a massive power advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Dulgarian, with a 40% submission rate over Dulgarian's 33%.

Christian Rodriguez was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 7 months earlier than Dulgarian, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 26 to Dulgarian's 11.

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Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Dulgarian?

Christian Rodriguez was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Isaac Dulgarian made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.