UFC UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Final

Featherweight

Connor Matthews vs Jose Delgado

Connor Matthews
United States

Connor Matthews

“The Controller”

7-4

VS
Jose Delgado
United States

Jose Delgado

12-3

Winner

Winner

Jose Delgado

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · From Mount) · Round 1 — 2:58

15 February 2025 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jose Delgado beat Connor Matthews by KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:58.
  • Jose Delgado landed 22 of 42 total strikes, with 0:08 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Connor MatthewsJose Delgado
7-4Record12-3
32Age on fight night26
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach73″ (185 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
SwitchStanceSwitch
Lakeville MMA & FitnessTeamMMA Lab
Fall River, Massachusetts, United StatesFromYuma, Arizona, United States

Fight statistics

9of 31 · 29%Total strikes landed22of 42 · 52%
9of 28Head strikes15of 31
0of 3Body strikes6of 7
0Leg strikes1of 4
2of 3Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
0:47Control time0:08

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Connor MatthewsRoundJose Delgado
9/31strikes2/3TD0KD0:47controlR122/42strikes0/0TD1KD0:08control

Form going into the fight

Connor Matthews

  1. LDennis BuzukjaKO/TKO R3 0:222024
  2. WJair Fariasunanimous decision2023
  3. LFrancis Marshallunanimous decision2022

Jose Delgado

  1. WErnie JuarezKO/TKO R2 1:252024

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Jared Cannonier vs Gregory RodriguesMiddleweightKO/TKO R4 0:21Calvin Kattar vs Youssef ZalalFeatherweightunanimous decisionRodolfo Vieira vs Jacob MalkounEdmen Shahbazyan vs Dylan BudkaMiddleweightKO/TKO R1 1:35Ismael Bonfim vs Nazim SadykhovLightweightTKO - doctor's stoppage R1 5:00

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