Lubin vs Cota

Who won Lubin vs Cota?

Erickson Lubin beat Jorge Cota by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 4th March 2017 in the United States.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Lubin vs Cota stats

Back in March 2017, Erickson Lubin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Cota made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Cota had advantage in power over Lubin, with a 88% knock out percentage over Lubin's 71%.

Erickson Lubin was the younger man by 8 years, at 21 years old.

Erickson Lubin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jorge Cota was an orthodox fighter.

Lubin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 4 months later than Cota, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 136 to Cota's 143.

Erickson Lubin went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC and 10 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Jorge Cota was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Lubin vs Cota form

Lubin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ivan Montero on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Sandoval on 18th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose De Jesus Macias on 31st January 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Casino, Immokalee.

Before that, he had defeated Alexis Camacho on 28th November 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

He had won against Orlando Lora on 18th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Full Sail University, Winter Park.

Activity check

Lubin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lubin vs Cota start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST in the United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lubin vs Cota?

Lubin vs Cota was broadcast on CBS in the US.

What were the odds on Lubin vs Cota?

Erickson Lubin was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Jorge Cota made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.