Inoue vs Rodriguez

Who won Inoue vs Rodriguez?

Naoya Inoue beat Ricardo Rodriguez by knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, May 21st, 2017, at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

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).

This contest was for the WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

Inoue vs Rodriguez stats

Back in May 2017, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricardo Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 31%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez.

Both Naoya Inoue and Ricardo Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 5 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Rodriguez's 121.

Inoue vs Rodriguez form

Inoue remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kohei Kono on December 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Karoon Jarupianlerd on September 4, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Sky Arena, Zama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Carmona on May 8, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

Before that, he had defeated Warlito Parrenas on December 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

He had won against Omar Andres Narvaez on December 30, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Metropolitan Gym, Caseros.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ariake Colosseum, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Rodriguez?

Naoya Inoue was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Ricardo Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 49/10 (+490) with oddsmakers.