Herbert vs Bedoya

Who won Herbert vs Bedoya?

Jai Herbert beat Rolando Bedoya by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jai Herbert.

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).

Herbert vs Bedoya stats

Jai Herbert stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rolando Bedoya made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jai Herbert's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Rolando Bedoya marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jai Herbert's UFC record stood at 3-4-1, while Rolando Bedoya's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Herbert had a massive power advantage over Bedoya, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Bedoya's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bedoya had an advantage over Herbert, with a 21% submission rate over Herbert's 8%.

Jai Herbert was the older man by 36 years, at 36 years old.

Herbert had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bedoya. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Herbert's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bedoya's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months later than Bedoya, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 40 to Bedoya's 46.

Herbert vs Bedoya form

Herbert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Fares Ziam at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Ludovit Klein at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London.

He had beaten Khama Worthy at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Herbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bedoya's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Herbert vs Bedoya start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 PM UTC , which was 12:25 PM EST or 9:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Herbert vs Bedoya?

Jai Herbert was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Rolando Bedoya made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.