Lomachenko vs Pedraza

Who won Lomachenko vs Pedraza?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 119-107, 117-109 in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the unified lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, WBO, and The Ring belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Isaac Dogboe was defeated by Emanuel Navarrete for the WBO World Junior Featherweight championship, and Teofimo Lopez beat Mason Menard.

Lomachenko vs Pedraza stats

Back in December 2018, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lomachenko had a massive power advantage over Pedraza, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Pedraza's 48%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Pedraza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Pedraza was an orthodox fighter.

Lomachenko was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months later than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Pedraza's 276.

Lomachenko vs Pedraza form

Vasyl Lomachenko had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jorge Linares on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Marriaga on August 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Sosa on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight and WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

He had won against Nicholas Walters on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Jose Pedraza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Raymundo Beltran on August 25, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Arizona, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on January 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stephen Smith on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Before that, he had beaten Edner Cherry on October 3, 2015, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had won against Andrey Klimov on June 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vasyl Lomachenko had been fighting more than Jose Pedraza.

Going into this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Jose Pedraza's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Lomachenko vs Pedraza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Pedraza?

Lomachenko vs Pedraza was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Pedraza?

Vasyl Lomachenko was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.