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 7 years, at 31 years old.

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

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

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, his fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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 was victorious 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 won against 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 beaten Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yair Rodriguez had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Jeremy Stephens' last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 3 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 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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