Valdez vs Gradovich

Who won Valdez vs Gradovich?

Oscar Valdez beat Evgeny Gradovich by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Valdez vs Gradovich stats

Back in April 2016, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Evgeny Gradovich made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a massive power advantage over Gradovich, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Gradovich's 43%.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Gradovich had a height advantage of 3 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Evgeny Gradovich fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months later than Gradovich, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Gradovich's 192.

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Valdez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Gradovich's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Gradovich?

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