Espinoza vs Diggs

Who won Espinoza vs Diggs?

Elvin Espinoza beat Keoni Diggs by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elvin Espinoza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Espinoza vs Diggs stats

Elvin Espinoza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Keoni Diggs made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Elvin Espinoza's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Elvin Espinoza's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Keoni Diggs' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Espinoza had a large advantage in power over Diggs, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Diggs' 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diggs had an advantage over Espinoza, with a 67% submission rate over Espinoza's 50%.

Elvin Espinoza was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Espinoza had 1-inch reach advantage.

Espinoza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 6 months later than Diggs, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 18 to Diggs' 33.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elvin Espinoza had been fighting more than Keoni Diggs.

Going to this contest, Elvin Espinoza had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 10 days ago, while Keoni Diggs' last outing had been 2 years and 4 days ago.

Espinoza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Diggs' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Diggs?

Elvin Espinoza was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Keoni Diggs made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.