Rocha vs Cobbs

Who won Rocha vs Cobbs?

Alexis Rocha beat Blair Cobbs by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at USC Galen Center, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Michael McKinson was victorious over Alex Martin, Bektemir Melikuziev beat David Zegarra, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez defeated Roberto Pucheta.

Rocha vs Cobbs stats

Back in March 2022, Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Blair Cobbs made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 1 draw, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested that Rocha and Cobbs have similar power, both with a 67% knockout percentage.

Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Cobbs had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Alexis Rocha and Blair Cobbs fought out of a southpaw stance.

Rocha was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 8 months later than Cobbs, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Cobbs' 102.

Alexis Rocha went into the fight ranked number 11 by the IBF at welterweight.

Rocha vs Cobbs form

Rocha had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jeovanis Barraza on November 13, 2021, by knockout in the 9th round at Honda Center, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rashidi Ellis on October 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brad Solomon on February 14, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, California.

Before that, he had beaten Roberto Valenzuela Jr on December 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Berlin Abreu on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Cobbs 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 beaten Brad Solomon on June 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Samuel Kotey Neequaye on February 14, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Ortiz on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Steve Villalobos on August 22, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had defeated Robert Redmond Jr on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexis Rocha had been fighting more than Blair Cobbs.

Going into this contest, Alexis Rocha had last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Blair Cobbs' last outing had been 9 months ago.

Rocha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Cobbs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rocha vs Cobbs start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at USC Galen Center, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rocha vs Cobbs?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Rocha vs Cobbs?

Alexis Rocha was a 12/25 (-210) favorite going into the contest, while Blair Cobbs made his way into the ring at 197/100 (+200) with oddsmakers.