Cruz vs Cota

Who won Cruz vs Cota?

Orlando Cruz beat Gabino Cota by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 9th October 2015 at Civic Center in Kissimmee.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 99-91 in favor of winner Orlando Cruz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

Cruz vs Cota stats

Back in October 2015, Orlando Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gabino Cota made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Cota had a massive power advantage over Cruz, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Cruz's 52%.

Orlando Cruz was the older man by 11 years, at 34 years old.

Cota had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz.

Orlando Cruz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gabino Cota was an orthodox fighter.

Cruz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 10 years and 4 months earlier than Cota, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 189 to Cota's 140.

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Cruz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cruz vs Cota?

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