Diaz vs. Gesta: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Joseph Diaz (JoJo) and Mercito Gesta (No Mercy) are scheduled to meet in a non-world-title lightweight bout on at The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Dec 15, 2012
32-3-1
275
15 (41.7%)
168 cm
163 cm
-5 cm
Southpaw
140 days
-2
Age
Debut
Record
Rounds
KOs
Height
Reach
apeIndex
Stance
Lay Off
winStreak
35
Oct 19, 2003
33-3-3
254
17 (43.6%)
170 cm
173 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
331 days
1
IBF
sFT
w1
d0
lightweight
Saturday, 18 Mar 2023
The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California, U.S.
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Joseph Diaz vs. Mercito Gesta
Diaz vs. Gesta

Date

This fight between Joseph Diaz and Mercito Gesta took place on 18 March, 2023 at the The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Mercito Gesta is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Joseph Diaz is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 173 cm, Gesta also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Diaz' 163 cm. On top of that, Gesta also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Diaz.

Diaz is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-3-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 18 days ago against William Zepeda, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Gesta comes in with a record of 33-3-3 (17 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 25 days ago against Joel Diaz Jr., which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Diaz will be 30 years and 3 months old. Gesta will be 35 years and 5 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Joseph Diaz. Here is the prediction for Diaz vs. Gesta.

Joseph Diaz may have a better chance at winning this fight.

Result

Mercito Gesta defeated Joseph Diaz via 10 round SD. Diaz' losing streak continues, and Gesta advances his win streak to 2. Gesta is now 34-3-3, and Diaz 32-4-1.

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