Garcia vs Rodriguez

Who won Garcia vs Rodriguez?

Ryan Garcia beat Braulio Rodriguez by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rocky Fielding losing to Canelo Alvarez for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Tevin Farmer beat Francisco Fonseca for the IBF World Junior Lightweight belt, and Sadam Ali defeated Mauricio Herrera.

Garcia vs Rodriguez stats

Back in December 2018, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Braulio Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Garcia, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 81%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 10 years, at 20 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez.

Both Ryan Garcia and Braulio Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Rodriguez's 84.

Garcia vs Rodriguez form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Carlos Morales on September 1, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jayson Velez on May 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had won against Fernando Vargas on March 22, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Noe Martinez Raygoza on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada.

He had defeated Cesar Alan Valenzuela on November 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Rodriguez?

Garcia vs Rodriguez was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Rodriguez?

Ryan Garcia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Braulio Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 27/2 (+1400) with oddsmakers.