Cruz vs Martinez

Who won Cruz vs Martinez?

Leo Santa Cruz beat Kiko Martinez by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, February 27th, 2016, at Honda Center, Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA featherweight championship of the world.

Cruz vs Martinez stats

Back in February 2016, Leo Santa Cruz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kiko Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had an advantage in power over Santa Cruz, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Santa Cruz's 55%.

Leo Santa Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Santa Cruz had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Leo Santa Cruz and Kiko Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 4 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 277 compared to Martinez's 349.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Leo Santa Cruz had been fighting more than Kiko Martinez.

Going into this contest, Leo Santa Cruz had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Kiko Martinez's last outing had been 7 months and 9 days ago.

Santa Cruz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cruz vs Martinez?

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