Caceres vs Tezuka Result & Stats: Caceres wins by SD · UFC Macao, Sun, Nov 11, 2012

UFCUFC Macao: Franklin vs Le

Alex CaceresWIN

“Bruce Leeroy” · 21-15-0 (1 NC)

UDUDUD

RESULT

Split Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Motonobu Tezuka

28-12-7

TKOUDUD

Sunday, November 11, 2012CotaiArena, Macau, China

Alex Caceres defeated Motonobu Tezuka by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le, held Sunday, November 11, 2012 at CotaiArena, Macau. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, Alex Caceres won the decision.

The result

Alex CaceresWIN

def. Motonobu Tezuka

Split Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2728-29

Referee: Marc Goddard
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Alex CaceresMotonobu Tezuka

40%Power Index✗ Missed60%

66%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it34%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Alex Caceres

-222

69% implied win probability · Open: -213

Motonobu Tezuka

+179

36% implied win probability · Open: +171

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

One judge of 3 scored it for Motonobu Tezuka.
Alex Caceres out-landed Motonobu Tezuka 64 to 22 in significant strikes.
Motonobu Tezuka controlled Alex Caceres for 3:43 of the fight.
Alex Caceres landed 52% of significant strikes to Motonobu Tezuka's 29%.

Tale of the tape

21-15-0 (1 NC)

Record

28-12-7

Age

5'10" · 178 cm

Height

5'7" · 170 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1595

Power Index

1666

2-3

Last 5

0-5

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Alex CaceresMotonobu Tezuka

Knockdowns

64 / 124

Significant strikes

22 / 75

52%

Sig. strike accuracy

29%

83 / 143

Total strikes

40 / 108

0 / 0

Takedowns

2 / 12

1:11

Control time

3:43

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Alex CaceresMotonobu Tezuka

4063%

Head

836%

1422%

Body

15%

1016%

Leg

1359%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Alex Caceres

86%9%

Motonobu Tezuka

95%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Alex Caceres64 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

3434/86

1111/15

1010/14

Clinch

44/4

22/2

Ground

22/2

11/1

Motonobu Tezuka22 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

77/55

11/2

1313/17

Clinch

11/1

Ground

Judges' Scorecards

Aaron Chatfield

#	Caceres	Tezuka
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Mark Collett

#	Caceres	Tezuka
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Bass Singh

#	Caceres	Tezuka
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9

Total2829

Media Scores

Alex Caceres

Motonobu Tezuka

●30-27 Caceres×4●29-28 Caceres×2●30-28 Caceres●29-28 Tezuka

All 8 media scorecards

Adam Martin30-27Caceres
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Caceres
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Caceres
Anton Tabuena · MMAFighting.com30-27Caceres
Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30-28Caceres
MMAJunkie.com29-28Caceres
Matthew Roth · BleacherReport.com29-28Caceres
MMAWeekly.com29-28Tezuka

Fan Scorecards

20 fan scorecards submitted

100%

Alex Caceres

Motonobu Tezuka

●30-27 Caceres65%●29-28 Caceres20%●30-28 Caceres15%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

80%

Caceres

85%

Caceres

100%

Caceres

Betting Odds

Alex Caceres

-222

69% implied win probability

Open: -213Best: -209

Motonobu Tezuka

+179

36% implied win probability

Open: +171Best: +187

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Alex Caceres	Motonobu Tezuka
Bookmaker	-225	+185
Bovada	-225	+175
Pinnacle	-209	+187
sports-interaction	-230	+170

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Insights

Alex Caceres spends 75% of fight time at distance.

Style & credentials

Alex Caceres

BJJJeet Kune Do

2010Quarterfinalist · The Ultimate Fighterlightweight

Camp · Freedom Fighters MMA · US

Motonobu Tezuka

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

63%

Head

35%

25%

Body

12%

Leg

62%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Alex Cacereslast 29 fights

87%9%

Motonobu Tezukalast 2 fights

96%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Alex Caceres Motonobu Tezuka

Strikes landed / min

4.210.87

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.092.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.541.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

68%11%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

64%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Caceres · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersMotonobu Tezuka · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.21

Strikes landed / min

0.87

3.09

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.80

0.54 / 0.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.50 / 13.6

68%

Takedown accuracy

11%

64%

Takedown defence

1:21

Control time / fight

5:47

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Alex Caceres29 UFC fights · 1433 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

52%750/1933

21%301/429

12%173/214

Clinch

5%68/105

3%48/55

1%8/8

Ground

5%69/104

1%12/14

0%4/5

Motonobu Tezuka2 UFC fights · 26 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

31%8/82

4%1/2

62%16/24

Clinch

4%1/2

0%0/0

Ground

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Alex Caceres19 of 36 ended early · 53%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

Motonobu Tezuka21 of 60 ended early · 35%39 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Alex Caceres2-3

L
Sean Woodson
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L
Giga Chikadze
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Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Daniel Pineda
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Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Julian Erosa
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Featherweight
L
Sodiq Yusuff
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

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W
SeungWoo Choi
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021
SUB · R2 · 3:31 · Featherweight
W
Kevin Croom
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane · Feb 27, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Austin Springer
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 29, 2020
SUB · R1 · 3:38 · Featherweight
W
Chase Hooper
UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Steven Peterson
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Kron Gracie
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019
SUB · R1 · 2:06 · Featherweight
W
Martin Bravo
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Wang Guan
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Rolando Dy
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia · Jun 17, 2017
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Jason Knight
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña · Jan 28, 2017
SUB · R2 · 4:21 · Featherweight
L
Yair Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Caceres · Aug 6, 2016
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cole Miller
UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Masio Fullen
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader · Jan 30, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Francisco Rivera
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 6, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Bantamweight
L
Masanori Kanehara
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · Sep 20, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Urijah Faber
UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · Jul 5, 2014
SUB · R3 · 1:09 · Bantamweight
W
Sergio Pettis
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014
SUB · R3 · 4:39 · Bantamweight
W
Roland Delorme
UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · Sep 21, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
NC
Kyung Ho Kang
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 3, 2013
· R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Motonobu Tezuka
UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 11, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Damacio Page
UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman · Jul 11, 2012
SUB · R2 · 1:27 · Bantamweight
L
Edwin Figueroa
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Cole Escovedo
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Jimy Hettes
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 14, 2011
SUB · R2 · 3:12 · Featherweight
L
Mackens Semerzier
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · Mar 26, 2011
SUB · R1 · 3:18 · Featherweight
W
Jahmal McLennan
Florida Regional · Feb 4, 2010
TKO
L
Matt McCook
Florida Regional · Jul 10, 2009
SUB
L
Farkhad Sharipov
Georgia Regional · Jun 12, 2009
SUB
W
Joel Garcia
Florida Regional · May 14, 2009
SUB
W
Eric Kovarik
KOTC Underground 29 · Feb 21, 2009
SUB · R1 · 1:58 · Featherweight
W
Tulio Quintanilla
Florida Regional · Dec 13, 2008
TKO
W
Eric Luke
Florida Regional · Nov 6, 2008
SUB

Motonobu Tezuka0-5

L
Yutaka Ueda
Grachan 81 · Mar 1, 2026
TKO · R2 · 4:21 · Featherweight
L
Kuya Ito
Grachan 79 × HELIOS II · Dec 20, 2025
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Kunihisa Sasa
POUNDOUT 1 · Oct 5, 2024
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Toshinori Tsunemura
Grachan 67 · Feb 3, 2024
Split Decision · Bantamweight
L
Toshinori Tsunemura
Grachan 65: 15 Years Anniversary · Oct 15, 2023
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

Full record · 60 fights

W
Mehman Mamedov
RIZIN 39 · Oct 23, 2022
TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Bantamweight
L
Alan Yamaniha
RIZIN 34 · Mar 20, 2022
SUB · R2 · 3:25 · Bantamweight
W
Kuya Ito
Grachan 52 · Dec 19, 2021
SUB · R1 · 0:52 · Bantamweight
W
Takaya Takemoto
Grachan 49 · Aug 7, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Jun Doi
Pancrase Osaka · Apr 3, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Mamoru Uoi
Shooto 2020 1/26 · Jan 26, 2020
TKO · R2 · 0:19 · Bantamweight
W
Kota Onojima
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour · Nov 24, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Tomohiro Hagino
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour 5th Round · Jun 30, 2019
SUB · R1 · 2:52 · Bantamweight
L
Tomohiko Hori
GRACHAN 36: 10th Anniversary · Sep 9, 2018
Split Decision · Bantamweight
W
Jin Guk Kim
Wardog Cage Fight 16 x GRACHAN 33 · Jan 28, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Fumiya Sasaki
GRACHAN 31 · Oct 15, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Bantamweight
W
Da Eun Jung
GRACHAN 30 · Aug 12, 2017
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D
Tomohiko Hori
Wardog Cage Fight 12 x GRACHAN 27 · Jan 29, 2017
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Go Kashiwazaki
ZST 54: 14th Anniversary · Nov 27, 2016
MD · Bantamweight
L
Shoki Omichi
GLADIATOR 1 in Wakayama · Jun 19, 2016
DEC · Featherweight
D
Shigeki Osawa
GRACHAN 23 · May 22, 2016
DEC · Featherweight
L
Takeshi Kasugai
HEAT 37 · Mar 6, 2016
Split Decision · Bantamweight
W
Takaaki Aoki
GRACHAN 21 x Wardog Cage Fight 8 · Jan 31, 2016
SUB · R1 · 3:53 · Featherweight
W
Yoji Saito
GRACHAN 20 · Nov 29, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:43 · Bantamweight
W
Kenichi Ito
GRACHAN 19 · Sep 19, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:25 · Bantamweight
L
Daisuke Endo
VTJ in Osaka · Jun 21, 2015
Split Decision
W
Takeshi Numajiri
GRACHAN 16 · Mar 29, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:10 · Bantamweight
L
Takeshi Kasugai
HEAT 34 · Dec 21, 2014
MD · Bantamweight
W
Kazuma Sone
HEAT 33 · Sep 7, 2014
SUB · R2 · 4:16 · Bantamweight
W
Alan Yamaniha
HEAT 33 · Sep 7, 2014
SUB · R1 · 1:09 · Bantamweight
W
Kensaku Nakamura
GRACHAN 14 x Mach Matsuri · Jul 20, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
D
Kensaku Nakamura
GRACHAN 13 · Apr 27, 2014
DEC · Bantamweight
L
Soo Chul Kim
Road FC 14: Kwon vs. Choi · Feb 9, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:58 · Bantamweight
L
Yuta Nezu
VTJ 3rd · Oct 5, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Taichi Nakajima
Pancrase 247 · May 19, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Vaughan Lee
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 16, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Alex Caceres
UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 11, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Shunichi Shimizu
Pancrase Progress Tour 5 · Apr 28, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Tatsuya So
Pancrase Progress Tour 3 · Mar 11, 2012
TKO · R2 · 1:12 · Bantamweight
W
Nobuhiro Yoshitake
Pancrase · Nov 27, 2011
DEC
L
Shintaro Ishiwatari
Pancrase · Aug 7, 2011
DEC
W
Hiroshi Tomita
Pancrase · Mar 12, 2011
DEC
W
Takumi Murata
Pancrase · Dec 19, 2010
DEC
W
Yuki Uejima
Pancrase · Aug 8, 2010
SUB
W
Yuta Numakura
Pancrase · Jun 5, 2010
DEC
W
Nobuhiro Yoshitake
Pancrase · Mar 22, 2010
DEC
W
Shinya Kumazawa
Tenkaichi Fight · Oct 18, 2009
DEC
D
Yasuhiro Kanayama
Powergate · Jun 28, 2009
DRAW
W
Yohei Tagami
Tenkaichi Fight · Feb 15, 2009
DEC
D
Kenji Takeshige
Pancrase 193 · Sep 7, 2008
DEC · Featherweight
L
Yasutomo Tanaka
Pancrase 188 · Apr 27, 2008
SUB · R2 · 2:30 · Featherweight
W
Taku Aramaki
Pancrase 186 · Mar 23, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Taiyo Nakahara
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound · Feb 11, 2008
SUB · R1 · 1:07 · Bantamweight
W
Tetsuo Uehata
Powergate · Dec 16, 2007
SUB
W
Shota Watanabe
Powergate · Oct 28, 2007
DEC
L
Soyu Tanabe
Powergate · Jun 17, 2007
SUB
W
Makoto Kamaya
Powergate · Apr 8, 2007
DEC
W
Takayoshi Ono
Powergate · Dec 17, 2006
DEC
W
TBA
Powergate · May 7, 2006
DEC
D
Takuro Nishimura
Japan Regional · Sep 3, 2005
DRAW

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Alex Caceres vs Motonobu Tezuka?

What were the judges' scorecards for Alex Caceres vs Motonobu Tezuka?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 28-29, Alex Caceres won the decision.

Was Alex Caceres vs Motonobu Tezuka a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 88% of 8 media scores picked Alex Caceres.

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