Benavidez vs Rojas

Who won Benavidez vs Rojas?

Jose Benavidez beat Frank Rojas by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, June 9th, 2018, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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).

Benavidez vs Rojas stats

Back in June 2018, Jose Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frank Rojas made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 21 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rojas had a large advantage in power over Benavidez, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Benavidez's 65%.

Jose Benavidez was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 6 inches over Rojas.

Both Jose Benavidez and Frank Rojas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Rojas, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 112 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Rojas' 60.

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Benavidez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Rojas?

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