Quigley vs Melendez

Who won Quigley vs Melendez?

Jason Quigley beat Jorge Melendez by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 17th, 2016, at Forum, Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Quigley vs Melendez stats

Back in December 2016, Jason Quigley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Melendez made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Melendez had an advantage in power over Quigley, with a 93% knockout percentage compared to Quigley's 82%.

Jason Quigley was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Melendez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Quigley and Jorge Melendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Quigley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 2 months later than Melendez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Melendez's 159.

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Quigley's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Quigley vs Melendez?

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