Diaz vs Rakhimov

Who won Diaz vs Rakhimov?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz drew with Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 13th, 2021, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 114-114, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Patrick Teixeira was defeated by Brian Carlos Castano for the WBO World Junior Middleweight championship, Ronny Rios beat Oscar Negrete, and Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Morgan Fitch.

Diaz vs Rakhimov stats

Back in February 2021, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rakhimov had a massive power advantage over Diaz, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 48%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Rakhimov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz and Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fought out of a southpaw stance.

Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Rakhimov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 211 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Rakhimov's 103.

Diaz vs Rakhimov form

Diaz had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tevin Farmer on January 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jesus Cuadro on September 21, 2019, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Freddy Fonseca on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Charles Huerta on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Jesus M Rojas on August 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at The Avalon, California.

Rakhimov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Azinga Fuzile on September 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Orient Theatre, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rofhiwa Maemu on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robinson Castellanos on August 19, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had won against Emanuel Lopez on September 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk.

He had beaten Jimmy Paypa on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had been fighting more than Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov.

Going into this contest, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had last fought 1 year and 14 days ago, while Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 15 days ago.

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Rakhimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Rakhimov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Diaz vs Rakhimov?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Diaz vs Rakhimov?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a 13/25 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov made his way into the ring at 36/25 (+140) with oddsmakers.