Provodnikov vs Rodriguez

Who won Provodnikov vs Rodriguez?

Ruslan Provodnikov beat Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 7th, 2015, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Provodnikov vs Rodriguez stats

Back in November 2015, Ruslan Provodnikov stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Provodnikov, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Provodnikov's 71%.

Ruslan Provodnikov was the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Provodnikov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Ruslan Provodnikov and Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Provodnikov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 131 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Rodriguez's 50.

Provodnikov vs Rodriguez form

Ruslan Provodnikov had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lucas Martin Matthysse on April 18, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Luis Castillo on November 28, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chris Algieri on June 14, 2014, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Alvarado on October 19, 2013, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at 1STBANK Center, Broomfield, Denver.

He had lost to Timothy Bradley Jr on March 16, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Home Depot Center, Carson.

Activity check

Provodnikov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

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