Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng

Who won Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng?

Raul Rosas Jr. will take on Qileng Aori during the prelims of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

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).

Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng stats

Raul Rosas Jr. stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Raul Rosas Jr.'s 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Raul Rosas Jr.'s UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Aori had a slight advantage in power over Rosas Jr., with a 32% knock out percentage over Rosas Jr.'s 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rosas Jr. had a massive advantage over Aori, boasting a 67% submission rate over Aori's 4%.

Raul Rosas Jr. was the younger man by 12 years, at 19 years old.

Rosas Jr. had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aori. Despite this, Aori had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rosas Jr. was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years later than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 73 less professional rounds, 16 to Aori's 89.

Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng form

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

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Daniel Marcos at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against Johnny Munoz Jr at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Jay Perrin at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

He had defeated Cameron Else at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Rosas Jr.'s last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Aori's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:30 PM UTC , which was 7:30 PM EST or 4:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng?

Raul Rosas Jr. was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Qileng Aori made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.