Pacquiao vs. Cotto: By The Numbers
by Charles Jay
Manny Pacquiao Vs. Miguel Angel Cotto
WBO Welterweight Title
November 14 - Las Vegas
BetUS Sportsbook Odds
Round Group Betting
- Pacquiao to win in Rd 1-3 +400
- Pacquiao to win in Rd 4-6 +375
- Pacquiao to win in Rd 7-9 +325
- Pacquiao to win in Rd 10-12 +500
- Pacquiao by Decision or Technical Decision +325
- Cotto to win in Rd 1-3 +1500
- Cotto to win in Rd 4-6 +1000
- Cotto to win in Rd 7-9 +1400
- Cotto to win in Rd 10-12 +1000
- Cotto by Decision or Technical Decision +750
- Draw or Technical Draw +2800
In case you were looking for a little statistical analysis for your props betting at BetUS, I have furnished a bit of statistical "data bank" not unlike what I used to do for USA Network's "Friday Night Fights" back in the old days. Maybe it will help you out a little.
PACQUIAO
Total Bouts -- 54
Total Rounds -- 293
Avg. rounds per bout -- 5.43
KO's as a % of wins -- 75.5%
KO's as a % of total bouts -- 68.5%
Winning percentage (not incl. draws) -- 94.2%
KO losses -- 2
KO's as a % of losses -- 66.7%
Times going 10 or more rds. -- 11
Times going 12 rds. -- 5
World title bouts -- 12
World title rounds -- 68
World title rds per bout -- 5.7
World title record -- 9-1-2, 8 KO's
Record in last five bouts -- 5-0, 3 KO's
Current inactive period -- 6 mos., 10 days
Longest inactive period -- 7 mos., 2 days
COTTO
Total Bouts -- 35
Total Rounds --226
Avg. rounds per bout -- 6.46
KO's as a % of wins -- 79.4%
KO's as a % of total bouts -- 77.1%
Winning percentage (not incl. draws) -- 97.1%
KO losses -- 1
KO's as a % of losses -- 100%
Times going 10 or more rds. -- 9
Times going 12 rds. -- 4
World title bouts -- 15
World title rounds -- 125
World title rds per bout -- 8.33
World title record -- 14-1, 12 KO's
Record in last five bouts -- 4-1, 2 KO's
Current inactive period -- 5 months
Longest inactive period -- 6 mos., 25 days
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KNOCKOUT DISTRIBUTION
Pacquiao
1st - 6
2nd - 7
3rd - 5
4th - 5
5th - 3
6th - 4
7th - 0
8th - 3
9th - 1
10th - 2
11th - 1
12th - 0
Cotto
1st - 1
2nd - 5
3rd - 1
4th - 3
5th - 5
6th - 2
7th - 4
8th - 2
9th - 1
10th - 0
11th - 3
12th - 0
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PACQUIAO NOTES
- Pacquiao's only loss in a world championship bout was a third-round KO suffered against Medgoen Singsurat back in September of 1999.
- Pacquiao has held world titles in five different weight divisions: Flyweight (112 pounds), Jr. Featherweight (122), Jr. Lightweight (130), Lightweight (135) and Junior Welterweight (140). For the sake of this discussion, we will count his IBO title he won from Ricky Hatton.
- Pacquiao's first recorded weight was 106 pounds, at his pro debut in 1995. His last weight was 138 pounds, for his fight against Ricky Hatton. His highest weight was 142 pounds when he fought Oscar De La Hoya.
- Pacquiao's record in Las Vegas is 8-1-1 with six KO's.
- In the last 36 months, Pacquiao has fought seven times. Over the last 12 months, he has fought twice.
- Of Pacquiao's 37 knockout wins, 23 of them (62.2%) have taken place in the first four rounds. Only four of them (10.8%) happened between rounds 9-12. Saturday's bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
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COTTO NOTES
- Cotto's last fight that was NOT for a world title was back on May 8, 2004, a decision over Lovemore Ndou.
- Cotto has not experienced the weight "arc" Pacquiao has. His lowest eight was 135 pounds as he fought Martin Ramirez in May of 2001. He has never weighed more than 147 for a fight.
- Cotto made his pro debut on February 23, 2001. The day after, Pacquiao was making a defense of his WBC International super bantamweight crown against Tetsutora Senrima.
- Cotto has an 8-1 record with six KO's in Las Vegas.
- Seven of Cotto's 27 KO's (25.9%) have taken place in the first three rounds, but only one of them has happened in the first round.
- Cotto has fought eight times in the last 36 months, and twice in the last nine months.
