Martinez vs Julio

Who won Martinez vs Julio?

Xavier Martinez beat Deivi Julio Bassa by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, February 9th, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Martinez vs Julio stats

Back in February 2019, Xavier Martinez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Deivi Julio Bassa made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Bassa, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Bassa's 60%.

Xavier Martinez was the younger man by 16 years, at 22 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bassa. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Xavier Martinez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Deivi Julio Bassa was a southpaw.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 3 months later than Bassa, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 41 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Bassa's 140.

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Bassa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Julio?

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