Escoboza vs Vidal Result & Stats: Vidal wins by TKO R1 · BKFC 89 Palm Desert, Fri, May 22, 2026

BKFCBKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore

John Escoboza

“THE ARCHANGEL”

TKOTKOUD

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 1:58

Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Cody VidalWIN

1-2-0

UDTKOTKO

Friday, May 22, 2026Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, United States

Cody Vidal defeated John Escoboza by TKO in round 1 (01:58) in the Light Heavyweight bout of BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore, held Friday, May 22, 2026 at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert.

The result

Cody VidalWIN

def. John Escoboza

TKO

Round 1 · 01:58

Referee: Nick Berens
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

John EscobozaCody Vidal

62%Market · 4 sportsbooks✗ Missed38%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

John Escoboza

-196

66% implied win probability · Open: -192

Cody Vidal

+144

41% implied win probability · Open: +142

Line Movement

John EscobozaCody Vidal

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Cody Vidal dropped John Escoboza 2 times.
Cody Vidal out-landed John Escoboza 35 to 14 in significant strikes.
Cody Vidal landed 71% of significant strikes to John Escoboza's 50%.

Tale of the tape

6'3" · 191 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

76" · 193 cm

Reach

74" · 188 cm

Win Streak

3-2

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

John EscobozaCody Vidal

Knockdowns

14 / 28

Significant strikes

35 / 49

50%

Sig. strike accuracy

71%

14 / 28

Total strikes

35 / 49

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

John EscobozaCody Vidal

14100%

Head

3394%

00%

Body

26%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

John Escoboza

57%43%

Cody Vidal

29%71%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

John Escoboza

-196

66% implied win probability

Open: -192Best: -155

Cody Vidal

+144

41% implied win probability

Open: +142Best: +170

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

John EscobozaCody Vidal

Sportsbook	John Escoboza	Cody Vidal
BetMGM	-200	+150
BetOnline	-250	+170
Betway	-200	+150
Bookmaker	-155	+107

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%

Head

83%

22%

Body

17%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Escobozalast 7 fights

60%40%

Cody Vidallast 7 fights

60%40%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

12.54

Strikes landed / min

9.95

14.08

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

12.91

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

John Escoboza7 fights · by range and by target

Range

60%Distance · 385

40%Clinch · 257

0%Ground · 0

Target

78%Head · 500

22%Body · 142

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Cody Vidal7 fights · by range and by target

Range

60%Distance · 276

40%Clinch · 181

0%Ground · 0

Target

83%Head · 379

17%Body · 78

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Cody Vidal3 of 3 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

John Escoboza3-2

L
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L
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L
Joseph Creer
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W
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W
John Michael Escoboza
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W
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W
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D
Brandon Conley
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W
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L
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Frequently asked questions

Who won John Escoboza vs Cody Vidal?

Cody Vidal defeated John Escoboza by TKO in round 1 (01:58) in the Light Heavyweight bout of BKFC 89 Palm Desert: Herring vs Larrimore, held Friday, May 22, 2026 at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert.