Who won Cuadras vs Franco?
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Carlos Cuadras by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at Footprint Center, Arizona.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).
This contest was for the WBC super flyweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Raymond Ford was victorious over Edward Vazquez, and Elijah Garcia beat Antonio Louis Hernandez.
Cuadras vs Franco stats
Back in February 2022, Carlos Cuadras stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Cuadras, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Cuadras' 69%.
Carlos Cuadras was the older man by 11 years, at 33 years old.
Rodriguez had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Carlos Cuadras fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was a southpaw.
Cuadras was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 9 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 179 more professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Rodriguez's 110.
Cuadras vs Franco form
Carlos Cuadras had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Juan Francisco Estrada on October 23, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by McWilliams Arroyo on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Francisco Estrada on September 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
Before that, he had beaten David Carmona on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had been beaten by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Janiel Rivera on October 5, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had defeated Marco Sustaita on March 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
He had won against Cesar Garcia Torrijos on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Event Center, Texas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had been fighting more than Carlos Cuadras.
Going into this contest, Carlos Cuadras had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 13 days ago, while Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.
Cuadras' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
What time did Cuadras vs Franco start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Cuadras vs Franco?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Cuadras vs Franco?
Carlos Cuadras was a 73/20 (+370) underdog going into the contest, while Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 23/100 (-430) with oddsmakers.
