Rodriguez vs Najera

Who won Rodriguez vs Najera?

Saul Rodriguez beat Ivan Najera by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, November 20th, 2015, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Rodriguez vs Najera stats

Back in November 2015, Saul Rodriguez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ivan Najera made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a large advantage in power over Najera, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Najera's 50%.

Saul Rodriguez was the same age as Ivan Najera, at 22 years old.

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

Both Saul Rodriguez and Ivan Najera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Najera's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than Najera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 79 compared to Najera's 85.

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Najera's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Najera?

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