Who won Rocha vs Diaz?
Alexis Rocha beat Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, at Honda Center, Anaheim.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Alexis Rocha.
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).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Arnold Barboza Jr beating Kenneth Sims Jr. Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo beat Jesus Haro for the WBO World Minimumweight, The Ring Strawweight and WBA Super World Minimumweight belts, and Gabriela Fundora defeated Viviana Ruiz Corredor.
Rocha vs Diaz stats
Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw.
Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.
Rocha had a height advantage of 4 inches over Diaz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Alexis Rocha and Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fought out of a southpaw stance.
Rocha was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 173 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Diaz's 352.
Rocha vs Diaz form
Rocha had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Raul Curiel on December 14, 2024, by majority draw in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Santiago Dominguez on July 19, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.
Going into that contest, he had won against Fredrick Lawson on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.
Before that, he had been beaten by Giovani Santillan on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.
He had beaten Anthony Young on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Regis Prograis on August 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States.
Prior to that, he had lost to Abraham Montoya on November 9, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oscar Duarte on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.
Before that, he had lost to Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on February 15, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.
He had defeated Jerry Perez on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz had been fighting more than Alexis Rocha.
Going into this contest, Alexis Rocha had last fought 1 year and 3 months ago, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.
Rocha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Rocha vs Diaz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Rocha vs Diaz?
Rocha vs Diaz was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Rocha vs Diaz?
Alexis Rocha was a 1/10 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+850) with oddsmakers.
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