Rodriguez vs Diaz

Who won Rodriguez vs Diaz?

Emmanuel Rodriguez beat Fernando Diaz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 97-92, 99-90 in favor of winner Emmanuel Rodriguez.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Subriel Matias losing to Dalton Smith for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jeyvier Cintron beat Victor Efrain Sandoval, Nestor Bravo defeated Pedro Campa, and Keith Colon was victorious over Alberto Guevara.

Rodriguez vs Diaz stats

Emmanuel Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a large advantage in power over Diaz, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 38%.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was the older man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Diaz.

Both Emmanuel Rodriguez and Fernando Diaz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Diaz's 153.

Rodriguez vs Diaz form

Emmanuel Rodriguez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ryosuke Nishida on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Melvin Lopez on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gary Antonio Russell on October 15, 2022, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, his contest against Gary Antonio Russell on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had been beaten by Reymart Gaballo on December 19, 2020, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Diaz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:20 PM EST / 6:20 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:20 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Diaz?

Rodriguez vs Diaz was broadcast on PPV.com in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Diaz?

Emmanuel Rodriguez was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Fernando Diaz made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.