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.

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

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 1 year, at 26 years old.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 1 month earlier than Dulgarian, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 25 to Dulgarian's 9.

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Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 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.