Rodriguez vs Emmett

Who won Rodriguez vs Emmett?

Yair Rodriguez beat Josh Emmett by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 284, on Saturday 11th February 2023 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC featherweight championship.

Rodriguez vs Emmett stats

Yair Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Josh Emmett made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Josh Emmett's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Emmett, with a 36% knock out percentage over Emmett's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage over Emmett, with a 21% submission rate over Emmett's 11%.

Yair Rodriguez was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Emmett's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 days later than Emmett, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 62 to Emmett's 59.

Rodriguez vs Emmett form

Rodriguez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Max Holloway at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, his fight against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Emmett had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Mirsad Bekti at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

He was victorious against Michael Johnson at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Emmett had been fighting more than Yair Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Yair Rodriguez had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 10 days ago, while Josh Emmett's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Emmett?

Yair Rodriguez was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Emmett made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.