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Mrdjenovich vs. Cruz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Jelena Mrdjenovich defends her WBA featherweight title against Erika Cruz (Dinamita). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

38
Jan 25, 2003
41-10-2
22
19 (35.8%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 17, 2020
4m, 5d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Mar 6, 2016
12-1
0
3 (23.1%)
168 cm
163 cm
-5 cm
Southpaw
Feb 20, 2021
2m, 2d
11
WBAWBC
sFT
w1
d5
FT
w1
d5
FT
w3
d6
featherweight
Thursday, 22 Apr 2021
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, U.S.
v0.1.9-beta 2024-03-28
Jelena Mrdjenovich vs. Erika Cruz I

Date

This fight between Jelena Mrdjenovich and Erika Cruz took place on at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Jelena Mrdjenovich is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Erika Cruz is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 170 cm, Mrdjenovich also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Cruz' 163 cm. On top of that, Mrdjenovich also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Cruz.

Mrdjenovich is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-10-2 (19 KOs). Her last fight was 4 months and 5 days ago against Iranda Paola Torres, which she won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Cruz comes in with a record of 12-1 (3 KOs). Her last fight was 2 months and 2 days ago against Leticia Uribe, which she won via 8 round unanimous decision.

Jelena Mrdjenovich fights out of the orthodox stance, while Erika Cruz fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Mrdjenovich will be 38 years and 9 months old. Cruz will be 30 years and 11 months 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 Jelena Mrdjenovich. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Mrdjenovich vs Cruz.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Jelena Mrdjenovich may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Cruz stops Mrdjenovich early.

Result

Erika Cruz defeated Jelena Mrdjenovich via 7 round TD to win the WBA featherweight title. Mrdjenovich's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Cruz advances his win streak to 12. Cruz is now 13-1, and Mrdjenovich 41-11-2.

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