Diaz vs Tamayo

Who won Diaz vs Tamayo?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Ruben Tamayo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, October 23rd, 2015, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 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 Tamayo stats

Back in October 2015, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ruben Tamayo made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 losses and 4 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tamayo had a slight advantage in power over Diaz, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 59%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the younger man by 4 years, at 23 years old.

Tamayo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz and Ruben Tamayo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Diaz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 2 months later than Tamayo, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Tamayo's 203.

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Tamayo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Tamayo?

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