Durden vs Ochoa

Who won Durden vs Ochoa?

Jose Ochoa beat Cody Durden by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Durden vs Ochoa stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jose Ochoa made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cody Durden's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jose Ochoa marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while Jose Ochoa's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ochoa had a massive power advantage over Durden, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Durden's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Durden had a large advantage over Ochoa, boasting a 35% submission rate over Ochoa's 14%.

Cody Durden was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

Durden was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Ochoa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 48 to Ochoa's 14.

Durden vs Ochoa form

Cody Durden had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joshua Van at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Ochoa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Durden vs Ochoa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 8:15 PM EST or 5:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Durden vs Ochoa?

Cody Durden was a 3/2 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Jose Ochoa made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.