Who won Peterson vs Diaz?
Lamont Peterson beat Felix Diaz by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 17th October 2015 at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax.
The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Lamont Peterson.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).
Peterson vs Diaz stats
Back in October 2015, Lamont Peterson stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Felix Diaz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Peterson had a slight advantage in power over Diaz, with a 52% knock out percentage over Diaz's 47%.
Lamont Peterson was the same age as Felix Diaz, at 32 years old.
Peterson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Lamont Peterson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Felix Diaz was a southpaw.
Peterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 125 less professional rounds, 0 to Diaz's 125.
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Peterson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.
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