Rodriguez vs Hughes

Who won Rodriguez vs Hughes?

Piera Rodriguez beat Sam Hughes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Piera Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Rodriguez vs Hughes stats

Piera Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sam Hughes made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Piera Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Sam Hughes' came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Hughes' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 43% submission rate over Rodriguez's 0%.

Piera Rodriguez was the same age as Sam Hughes, at 31 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in , 5 years and 2 months earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 8 less professional rounds, 26 to Hughes' 34.

Rodriguez vs Hughes form

Hughes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Istela Nunes at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Luana Pinheiro at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

She had defeated Danielle Hindley at LFA 93 on 16th October 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Hughes?

Piera Rodriguez was a 63/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Hughes made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.