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Saludar vs. Taniguchi: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Vic Saludar (Vicious) defends his WBO strawweight title against Masataka Taniguchi. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

28
Jul 13, 2013
18-3
2
10 (47.6%)
160 cm
166 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jul 13, 2018
7m, 13d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Apr 3, 2016
11-2
0
7 (53.8%)
163 cm
164 cm
1 cm
Southpaw
Nov 13, 2018
3m, 13d
3
WBO
ST
w1
strawweight
Tuesday, 26 Feb 2019
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-20
Vic Saludar vs. Masataka Taniguchi

Date

This fight between Vic Saludar and Masataka Taniguchi took place on at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Tale of the Tape

At 163 cm, Masataka Taniguchi is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Vic Saludar is 160 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Saludar has longer reach of 166 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Taniguchi's 164 cm. Saludar also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Taniguchi.

Saludar is coming in to this fight with a record of 18-3 (10 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 13 days ago against Ryuya Yamanaka, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Taniguchi comes in with a record of 11-2 (7 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Joel Lino, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Vic Saludar fights out of the orthodox stance, while Masataka Taniguchi fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Saludar will be 28 years and 3 months old. Taniguchi will be 25 years and 1 month old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Masataka Taniguchi. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Saludar vs Taniguchi.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Masataka Taniguchi may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Saludar stops Taniguchi early.

Result

Vic Saludar defeated Masataka Taniguchi via 12 round UD. Taniguchi's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Saludar advances his win streak to 5. Saludar is now 19-3, and Taniguchi 11-3.

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