Diaz vs Avila

Who won Diaz vs Avila?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Manuel Avila by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 6th, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Diaz vs Avila stats

Back in May 2017, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Manuel Avila made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Diaz had a large advantage in power over Avila, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Avila's 36%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Avila had a height advantage of 1 inch over Diaz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Manuel Avila was an orthodox fighter.

Diaz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years later than Avila, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 147 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Avila's 167.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at featherweight.

Manuel Avila was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Diaz vs Avila form

Diaz 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 Andrew Cancio on September 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrew Cancio on September 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Victor Proa on July 30, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Before that, he had beaten Jayson Velez on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

He had defeated Hugo Partida on December 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Activity check

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Avila start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Avila?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a 3/20 (-670) favorite going into the contest, while Manuel Avila made his way into the ring at 467/100 (+470) with oddsmakers.