Rodrigues vs Tiuliulin

Who won Rodrigues vs Tiuliulin?

Gregory Rodrigues beat Denis Tiuliulin by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Rodrigues vs Tiuliulin stats

Gregory Rodrigues stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Denis Tiuliulin made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Gregory Rodrigues' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Denis Tiuliulin marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Gregory Rodrigues' UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Denis Tiuliulin's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Tiuliulin had a large advantage in power over Rodrigues, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Rodrigues' 62%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a large advantage over Tiuliulin, boasting a 23% submission rate over Tiuliulin's 0%.

Gregory Rodrigues was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Rodrigues had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tiuliulin.

Rodrigues was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 8 months later than Tiuliulin, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 42 to Tiuliulin's 36.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Denis Tiuliulin had been fighting more than Gregory Rodrigues.

Going to this contest, Gregory Rodrigues had last fought 4 years and 2 days ago, while Denis Tiuliulin's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Rodrigues' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Tiuliulin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodrigues vs Tiuliulin?

Gregory Rodrigues was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Denis Tiuliulin made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.