Cotto vs Rodriguez

Who won Cotto vs Rodriguez?

Miguel Cotto beat Delvin Rodriguez by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, October 5th, 2013, at Amway Center, Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Cotto vs Rodriguez stats

Back in October 2013, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Delvin Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cotto had a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 57%.

Miguel Cotto was the same age as Delvin Rodriguez, at 33 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Cotto and Delvin Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cotto was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 2 years later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Rodriguez's 256.

Cotto vs Rodriguez form

Miguel Cotto had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Austin Trout on December 1, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Antonio Margarito on December 3, 2011, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Yuri Foreman on June 5, 2010, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx.

He had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 14, 2009, by technical knockout in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

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