Who won Gomez vs Cota?

Yoelvis Gomez beat Jorge Cota by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 21st May 2022 at Gila River Arena in Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Yoelvis Gomez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating David Lemieux for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship. Also, on the undercard Victor Ortiz beat Todd Manuel.

Gomez vs Cota stats

Yoelvis Gomez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Cota made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gomez had a slight advantage in power over Cota, with a 100% knock out percentage over Cota's 90%.

Yoelvis Gomez was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Both Yoelvis Gomez & Jorge Cota fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gomez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 30 less fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 11 months earlier than Cota, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 126 less professional rounds, 17 to Cota's 143.

Activity check

Cota's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

What time did Gomez vs Cota start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Gila River Arena, Arizona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gomez vs Cota?

Gomez vs Cota was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Gomez vs Cota?

Yoelvis Gomez was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jorge Cota made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.