Robertson vs Rodriguez

Who won Robertson vs Rodriguez?

Gillian Robertson beat Piera Rodriguez by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

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).

Robertson vs Rodriguez stats

Gillian Robertson stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Piera Rodriguez made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Gillian Robertson's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Piera Rodriguez marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Gillian Robertson's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Piera Rodriguez's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Robertson, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Robertson's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Robertson had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 73% submission rate over Rodriguez's 0%.

Gillian Robertson was the younger woman by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Robertson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Robertson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 8 years and 4 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 19 more professional rounds, 49 to Rodriguez's 30.

Robertson vs Rodriguez form

Robertson had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Polyana Viana at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Piera Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, she had defeated Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Robertson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Robertson vs Rodriguez?

Gillian Robertson was a 39/50 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Piera Rodriguez made her way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.