Valdez vs Velez

Who won Valdez vs Velez?

Oscar Valdez beat Jayson Velez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Also on the undercard Edgar Berlanga was victorious over Eric Moon, and Isaac Dogboe beat Chris Avalos.

Valdez vs Velez stats

Back in July 2020, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a slight advantage in power over Velez, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Velez's 72%.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Velez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Jayson Velez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Velez's 231.

Oscar Valdez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Valdez vs Velez form

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Adam Lopez on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jason Sanchez on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carmine Tommasone on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Scott Quigg on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had won against Genesis Servania on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Velez had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jaime Arboleda on February 8, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight eliminator fight at PPL Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Garcia on May 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rene Alvarado on July 15, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

He had lost to Ronny Rios on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oscar Valdez had been fighting more than Jayson Velez.

Going into this contest, Oscar Valdez had last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Jayson Velez's last outing had been 5 months and 13 days ago.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Velez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Velez?

Valdez vs Velez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Velez?

Oscar Valdez was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Jayson Velez made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.