Butler vs Rodriguez

Who won Butler vs Rodriguez?

Emmanuel Rodriguez beat Paul Butler by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Emmanuel Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Bellew beating David Haye. Also on the undercard Lenroy Thomas lost to Joe Joyce for the CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight belt, Martin Joseph Ward was overcome by James Tennyson, and John Ryder was victorious over Jamie Cox.

Butler vs Rodriguez stats

Back in May 2018, Paul Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emmanuel Rodriguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Butler, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Butler's 54%.

Paul Butler was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Rodriguez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Paul Butler and Emmanuel Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 117 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Rodriguez's 151.

Paul Butler went into the fight ranked number 4 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Butler vs Rodriguez form

Butler had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Stuart Hall on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sebastian Sanchez on March 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had won against Silvio Olteanu on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Hector Rolando Gusman on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

He had defeated Gustavo Molina on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Velodrome, Manchester.

Activity check

Butler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Butler vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Butler vs Rodriguez?

Butler vs Rodriguez was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Butler vs Rodriguez?

Paul Butler was a 13/5 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Emmanuel Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.