Rodriguez vs Gaballo

Who won Rodriguez vs Gaballo?

Reymart Gaballo beat Emmanuel Rodriguez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Reymart Gaballo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was victorious over Chris Van Heerden, and Gary Antonio Russell beat Juan Carlos Payano.

Rodriguez vs Gaballo stats

Back in December 2020, Emmanuel Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Reymart Gaballo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Gaballo had a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 63%.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Gaballo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Emmanuel Rodriguez and Reymart Gaballo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Gaballo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Gaballo's 91.

Emmanuel Rodriguez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Reymart Gaballo was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 13 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Rodriguez vs Gaballo form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jason Moloney on October 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Butler on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Giovanni Delgado on August 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Coliseo Ecuestre Municipal, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

He had defeated Robinson Lavinanza on March 25, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Parque Concepcion Perez Alberto, Fajardo.

Gaballo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yuya Nakamura on February 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had won against Julias Kisarawe on September 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at SM City North EDSA Skydome , Metro Manila.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stephon Young on March 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ulises Rivero on November 26, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Domo Deportivo, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

He had won against Ernesto Guerrero on November 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hawaii Events Center, Hawaii, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Reymart Gaballo had been fighting more than Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Going into this contest, Emmanuel Rodriguez had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 1 day ago, while Reymart Gaballo's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Gaballo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Gaballo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Gaballo?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Premier Sports broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Gaballo?

Emmanuel Rodriguez was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Reymart Gaballo made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.