Park vs Hernandez

Who won Park vs Hernandez?

Hyun Sung Park beat Carlos Hernandez by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Park vs Hernandez stats

Hyun Sung Park stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Carlos Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Hyun Sung Park's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Carlos Hernandez marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hyun Sung Park's UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Carlos Hernandez's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Park had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Park had a slight advantage over Hernandez, with a 44% submission rate over Hernandez's 40%.

Hyun Sung Park was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Park was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 9 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 16 to Hernandez's 33.

Park vs Hernandez form

Hernandez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nyamjargal Tumendemberel at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had lost to Rei Tsuruya at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Denys Bondar at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Allan Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by submission in the 1st round.

Activity check

Park's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Park vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Park vs Hernandez?

Hyun Sung Park was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Hernandez made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.