Gomez vs Cota

Who won Gomez vs Cota?

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

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 Elijah Garcia beat Rowdy Legend Montgomery, and Victor Ortiz defeated Todd Manuel.

Gomez vs Cota stats

Back in May 2022, Yoelvis Gomez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

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

Yoelvis Gomez was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 years old.

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

Gomez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 11 years and 2 months later than Cota, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 126 fewer professional rounds, totaling 17 compared to Cota's 143.

Gomez vs Cota form

Cota had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sebastian Fundora on May 1, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jermell Charlo on June 23, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jeison Rosario on April 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Erickson Lubin on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round.

He had lost to Jarrett Hurd on November 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

Cota's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 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, Glendale, 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?

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