Opetaia vs. Zorro: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Jai Opetaia defends his The Ring cruiserweight title against Ellis Zorro. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Jai Opetaia and Ellis Zorro took place on at the Jeddah Super Dome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tale of the Tape
At 188 cm, Jai Opetaia is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Ellis Zorro is 186 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Opetaia also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Zorro's 186 cm. On top of that, Opetaia also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Zorro.
Opetaia is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 23-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Jordan Thompson, which he won via 4th round TKO.
Zorro also comes in with an undefeated record of 17-0 (7 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 17 days ago against Luca D'Ortenzi, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Ellis Zorro fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Opetaia will be 28 years and 5 months old. Zorro will be 31 years and 2 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 68-32 in favor of Jai Opetaia. Here is the prediction for Opetaia vs Zorro.
Result
Jai Opetaia defeated Ellis Zorro via 1st round KO. Zorro's undefeated record of 17 wins comes to an end, and Opetaia advances his win streak to 24. Opetaia is now 24-0, and Zorro 17-1.