Diaz vs Velez

Who won Diaz vs Velez?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Jayson Velez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 26th, 2016, at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 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 Velez stats

Back in March 2016, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Velez had an advantage in power over Diaz, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 58%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Velez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

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

Diaz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 1 month later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Velez's 231.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had been fighting more than Jayson Velez.

Going into this contest, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had last fought 3 months and 8 days ago, while Jayson Velez's last outing had been 4 months and 5 days ago.

Diaz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

Velez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

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