Who won Rongzhu vs Padilla?
Rongzhu is set to fight Chris Padilla 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.
Chris Padilla will be making their debut in the UFC.
Rongzhu's UFC record stood at 3-2-0.
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 4 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 35 more professional rounds, 56 to Padilla's 21.
Activity check
Rongzhu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. 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 6 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 25 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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