Who won Nietes vs Jimenez?
Donnie Nietes drew with Norbelto Jimenez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai.
The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94, 95-95, meaning it was a split decision.
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 fight appeared on the undercard of Sunny Edwards' and Jayson Mama's clash for the IBF World Flyweight championship.
Nietes vs Jimenez stats
Back in December 2021, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss, and 5 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Norbelto Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested that Nietes and Jimenez have similar power, both with a 53% knockout percentage.
Donnie Nietes was the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.
Jimenez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nietes. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Donnie Nietes and Norbelto Jimenez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Nietes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 126 more professional rounds, totaling 390 compared to Jimenez's 264.
Nietes vs Jimenez form
Nietes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Pablo Carrillo on April 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Prior to that, he had beaten Kazuto Ioka on December 31, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Aston Palicte on September 8, 2018, by split draw in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Before that, he had won against Juan Carlos Reveco on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
He had beaten Komgrich Nantapech on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.
Jimenez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Aliu Bamidele Lasisi on March 6, 2020, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kal Yafai on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Renson Robles on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Before that, he had won against Reysi Rosa on December 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo.
He had defeated Donny Garcia on June 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Norbelto Jimenez had been fighting more than Donnie Nietes.
Going into this contest, Donnie Nietes had last fought 8 months and 8 days ago, while Norbelto Jimenez's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 5 days ago.
Nietes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.
Jimenez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
What time did Nietes vs Jimenez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Nietes vs Jimenez?
Nietes vs Jimenez was broadcast on FreeSports in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by AXS TV.
What were the odds on Nietes vs Jimenez?
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