UFC Fight Night 92: Rodriguez vs. Caceres

Yair Rodriguez (8-1-0) vs. Alex Caceres (12-8-0, 1NC)

Yair Rodriguez takes on Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 92, the organization’s first event in Utah.

Having emerged onto the UFC scene after victory in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, Yair Rodriguez has amassed a career record of 8-1-0. The 23-year-old Mexican has won five straight fights overall, including a Performance of the Night in his most recent outing against Andre Fili. Alex Caceres does not have quite as impressive of a career record, with 12 wins, eight losses, and one no contest, but he has won his past two fights. A victory over Rodriguez would do wonders for Caceres’ career.

Rodriguez connects on 3.20 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy of 49.12 percent. He absorbs just 1.95 significant strikes per minute and has a defense rate of 60.92 percent. Rodriguez averages a solid 2.01 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at a clip of 38.89 percent, and defends takedowns at a 65.00 percent rate. He also averages 2.01 submission attempts per 15 minutes.

Caceres lands 3.95 significant strikes per minute at a 52.30 percent clip. He absorbs 2.09 such strikes per minute and defends them at a 63.47 percent rate. In terms of grappling, Caceres averages 0.73 takedown attempts per 15 minutes with an excellent accuracy of 80.00 percent. He defends takedowns at a clip of 56.94 percent, and averages 1.10 submission attempts per 15 minutes.