Berchelt vs Valdez

Who won Berchelt vs Valdez?

Oscar Valdez beat Miguel Berchelt by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Gabriel Flores Jr beat Jayson Velez, and Esquiva Falcao defeated Artur Akavov.

Berchelt vs Valdez stats

Back in February 2021, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Valdez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Berchelt had a slight advantage in power over Valdez, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Valdez's 79%.

Miguel Berchelt was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Berchelt had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 171 compared to Valdez's 221.

Oscar Valdez was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Berchelt vs Valdez form

Miguel Berchelt had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Eleazar Valenzuela on June 27, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Sosa on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Francisco Vargas on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Roman on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas.

He had beaten Jonathan Victor Barros on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jayson Velez on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Adam Lopez on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jason Sanchez on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Carmine Tommasone on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

He had beaten Scott Quigg on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Berchelt had been fighting more than Oscar Valdez.

Going into this contest, Miguel Berchelt had last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Oscar Valdez's last outing had been 6 months and 30 days ago.

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Valdez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Valdez?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Premier Sports broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Valdez?

Miguel Berchelt was a 11/50 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Oscar Valdez made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.