Diaz vs Cuadro

Who won Diaz vs Cuadro?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Jesus Cuadro by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 21st, 2019, at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 114-114 in favor of winner Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Diaz vs Cuadro stats

Back in September 2019, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Cuadro made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cuadro had a large advantage in power over Diaz, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 52%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Cuadro had a height advantage of 2 inches over Diaz.

Both Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz and Jesus Cuadro fought out of a southpaw stance.

Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Cuadro, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 196 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Cuadro's 118.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Jesus Cuadro was ranked number 12 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Diaz vs Cuadro form

Diaz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Freddy Fonseca on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Charles Huerta on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesus M Rojas on August 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at The Avalon, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland.

He had defeated Victor Terrazas on February 22, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Cuadro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Diaz vs Cuadro?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Facebook Watch.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Cuadro?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Jesus Cuadro made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.