Oubaali vs Melendez

Who won Oubaali vs Melendez?

Nordine Oubaali beat Luis Melendez by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 7th, 2018, at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Oubaali vs Melendez stats

Back in April 2018, Nordine Oubaali stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Melendez made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Oubaali had a slight advantage in power over Melendez, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Melendez's 72%.

Nordine Oubaali was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Melendez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Oubaali. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Nordine Oubaali fought out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Melendez was a southpaw.

Oubaali was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 46 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 13 years later than Melendez, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 219 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Melendez's 317.

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Oubaali's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

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