Korobov vs Batista

Who won Korobov vs Batista?

Matt Korobov beat Jonathan Batista by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, at Miami Airport Convention Center, Florida.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Matt Korobov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Korobov vs Batista stats

Back in March 2018, Matt Korobov stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Batista made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Batista had a slight advantage in power over Korobov, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Korobov's 52%.

Matt Korobov was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Korobov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Batista.

Matt Korobov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jonathan Batista was an orthodox fighter.

Korobov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Batista, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Batista's 95.

Korobov vs Batista form

Matt Korobov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Scott Sigmon on November 18, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Osceola Heritage Center, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brian Vera on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Josue Obando on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andy Lee on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Nevada.

He had won against Jose Uzcategui on June 28, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

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Korobov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Korobov vs Batista?

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