José Uzcátegui (Bolivita) challenges Caleb Plant's (Sweethands) IBF super-middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between José Uzcátegui and Caleb Plant took place on at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
At 188 cm, José Uzcátegui is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Caleb Plant is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 194 cm, Uzcátegui also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Plant's 188 cm. On top of that, Uzcátegui also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Plant.
Uzcátegui is coming in to this fight with a record of 28-2 (23 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 16 days ago against Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Plant comes in with an undefeated record of 17-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 27 days ago against Rogelio Medina, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Uzcátegui will be 28 years old. Plant will be 26 years and 6 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of José Uzcátegui. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Uzcátegui vs. Plant.
Caleb Plant defeated José Uzcátegui via 12 round UD to win the IBF super-middleweight title. Uzcátegui's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Plant advances his win streak to 18. Plant is now 18-0, and Uzcátegui 28-3.