Nakatani vs. Verdejo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Masayoshi Nakatani and Félix Verdejo (El Diamante) are scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout on at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Masayoshi Nakatani and Félix Verdejo took place on 12 December, 2020 at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 180 cm, Masayoshi Nakatani is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Félix Verdejo is 175 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Verdejo has longer reach of 183 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Nakatani's 180 cm. Verdejo also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Nakatani.
Nakatani is coming in to this fight with a record of 18-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 4 months, and 23 days ago against Teófimo López, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.
Verdejo comes in with a record of 27-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 26 days ago against Will Madera, which he won via 1st round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Nakatani will be 31 years and 9 months old. Verdejo will be 27 years and 6 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 54-46 in favor of Félix Verdejo. Here is the prediction for Nakatani vs Verdejo.
Result
Masayoshi Nakatani defeated Félix Verdejo via 9th round TKO. Verdejo's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Nakatani gets on a new winning streak. Nakatani is now 19-1, and Verdejo 27-2.
Fight Recommendations
- Shuichiro Yoshino knocks out Masayoshi Nakatani in the 6th round
- Vasiliy Lomachenko knocks out Masayoshi Nakatani in the 9th round
- Félix Verdejo knocks out Will Madera in the 1st round
- Teófimo López defeats Masayoshi Nakatani via 12-round unanimous decision
- Félix Verdejo defeats William Silva via 10-round unanimous decision