Vargas vs Rodriguez

Who won Vargas vs Rodriguez?

Antonio Vargas beat Jonathan Rodriguez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 24th, 2024, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga beating Padraig McCrory. Also on the undercard Shakhram Giyasov beat Pablo Cesar Cano, Andy Cruz defeated Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez, and Yankiel Rivera Figueroa was victorious over Andy Dominguez Velasquez.

Vargas vs Rodriguez stats

Back in February 2024, Antonio Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Vargas had an advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 41%.

Antonio Vargas was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez.

Both Antonio Vargas and Jonathan Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Rodriguez's 86.

Antonio Vargas went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBO at bantamweight.

Activity check

Vargas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Vargas vs Rodriguez?

Vargas vs Rodriguez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Rodriguez?

Antonio Vargas was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.