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Rongzhu
Rongzhu
China flag
Sep 07 2024
Saturday

UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Prelim
3 rounds contest @ Lightweight
Chris Padilla
Padilla
United States flag
24-5-0
KO 2
KO 2
9-4-0

The tape

24
Age
29
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 9" / 175 cm
72.4" / 184 cm
Reach
74.4" / 189 cm

Tape record

UDKOKOSUBKO
Form
SUBSUBKOSDUD
24
Wins
9
15
By KO
4
63
KO%
44
5
By SUB
3
21
SUB%
33
5
Loses
4
0
Stopped
1
4
Tapped
2
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2014
29
Bouts
13
56
Rounds
21
3 hours, 45 minutes
Fight Time
1 hours, 14 minutes

Tape rankings @ Lightweight

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UFC
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Bellator
-
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Tapology
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Rongzhu vs Chris Padilla report

Who won Rongzhu vs Padilla?

Chris Padilla beat Rongzhu by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rongzhu vs Padilla stats

Rongzhu stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Chris Padilla made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Rongzhu's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Chris Padilla marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rongzhu's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Chris Padilla's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Rongzhu had an advantage in power over Padilla, with a 63% knock out percentage over Padilla's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Padilla had an advantage over Rongzhu, with a 33% submission rate over Rongzhu's 21%.

Rongzhu was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Padilla had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rongzhu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years later than Padilla, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 61 to Padilla's 37.

Activity check

Rongzhu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Padilla's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Rongzhu vs Padilla start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:10 PM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rongzhu vs Padilla?

Rongzhu was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Padilla made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.

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