Rungvisai vs Diaz

Who won Rungvisai vs Diaz?

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Iran Diaz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 6th, 2018, at Impact Arena, Pak Kret.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the unified super flyweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Rungvisai vs Diaz stats

Back in October 2018, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 41 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Iran Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rungvisai had a massive power advantage over Diaz, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 43%.

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was the older man by 37 years, at 32 years old.

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai fought out of the southpaw stance, while Iran Diaz was an orthodox fighter.

Rungvisai was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 10 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 153 more professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Diaz's 123.

Iran Diaz was ranked number 12 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

Rungvisai vs Diaz form

Rungvisai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Young Gil Bae on July 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Workpoint Studio, Bang Phun, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Francisco Estrada on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on September 9, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had won against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on March 18, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Daetcharit Sitlekpet on June 3, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.

Activity check

Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rungvisai vs Diaz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Impact Arena, Pak Kret, Thailand, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rungvisai vs Diaz?

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Iran Diaz made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.