Estrada vs Orucuta

Who won Estrada vs Orucuta?

Juan Francisco Estrada beat Felipe Orucuta by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 8th, 2018, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Juan Francisco Estrada.

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).

Also on the undercard Kazuto Ioka was victorious over McWilliams Arroyo, and Donnie Nietes beat Aston Palicte for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt.

Estrada vs Orucuta stats

Back in September 2018, Juan Francisco Estrada stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Felipe Orucuta made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Orucuta had an advantage in power over Estrada, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Estrada's 69%.

Juan Francisco Estrada was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Orucuta had a height advantage of 3 inches over Estrada.

Both Juan Francisco Estrada and Felipe Orucuta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Estrada was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months later than Orucuta, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 141 more professional rounds, totaling 329 compared to Orucuta's 188.

Juan Francisco Estrada went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at super flyweight.

Felipe Orucuta was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Estrada vs Orucuta form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Cuadras on September 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hernan Marquez on September 26, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Centro Convenciones, Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Rommel Asenjo on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Ná, Merida.

He had beaten Joebert Alvarez on December 6, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo.

Activity check

Estrada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Estrada vs Orucuta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Estrada vs Orucuta?

Estrada vs Orucuta was broadcast on HBO in the US.

What were the odds on Estrada vs Orucuta?

Juan Francisco Estrada was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Felipe Orucuta made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.