Rodriguez vs Saaiman

Who won Rodriguez vs Saaiman?

Christian Rodriguez beat Cameron Saaiman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Christian Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Rodriguez vs Saaiman stats

Christian Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cameron Saaiman made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Christian Rodriguez's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Christian Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Cameron Saaiman's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Saaiman had a massive power advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had a massive advantage over Saaiman, boasting a 44% submission rate over Saaiman's 11%.

Christian Rodriguez was the older man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Saaiman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. Despite this, he had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 7 months earlier than Saaiman, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 26 to Saaiman's 26.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cameron Saaiman had been fighting more than Christian Rodriguez.

Going to this contest, Christian Rodriguez had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 16 days ago, while Cameron Saaiman's last outing had been 1 year and 16 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Saaiman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Saaiman?

Christian Rodriguez was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Cameron Saaiman made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.