Who won Falcao vs Miranda?

Esquiva Falcao beat Jorge Daniel Miranda by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 29th February 2020 at Arena de Lutas in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced as 40-35, 40-36, 40-35 in favor of winner Esquiva Falcao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Falcao vs Miranda stats

Esquiva Falcao stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Daniel Miranda made his way to the ring with a record of 56 wins, 19 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Falcao had a large advantage in power over Miranda, boosting at 68% knock out percentage over Miranda's 39%.

Esquiva Falcao was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Esquiva Falcao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jorge Daniel Miranda was an orthodox fighter.

Falcao was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 50 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 year and 6 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 260 less professional rounds, 151 to Miranda's 411.

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Falcao's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Falcao vs Miranda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Arena de Lutas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Falcao vs Miranda?

Esquiva Falcao was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jorge Daniel Miranda made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.