Benavidez vs Strode

Who won Benavidez vs Strode?

Jose Benavidez beat Matthew Strode by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at Bank of America Center, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Benavidez vs Strode stats

Back in February 2018, Jose Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Matthew Strode made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a large advantage in power over Strode, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Strode's 38%.

Jose Benavidez was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Both Jose Benavidez and Matthew Strode fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 5 months later than Strode, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Strode's 163.

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Benavidez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Strode?

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