Rodriguez vs Stephens

Who won Rodriguez vs Stephens?

Yair Rodriguez beat Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 6, on Friday 18th October 2019 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yair 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 Stephens stats

Yair Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a massive power advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodriguez had an advantage over Stephens, with a 25% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Yair Rodriguez was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

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

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 8 months later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 62 to Stephens' 113.

Rodriguez vs Stephens form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by in the 1st round at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

He had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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