Butler vs Macias

Who won Butler vs Macias?

Jose De Jesus Macias beat Steven Butler by knockout in the 5th round on Friday, January 29th, 2021, at Cuernavaca, Morelos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Butler vs Macias stats

Back in January 2021, Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose De Jesus Macias made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Butler had a massive power advantage over Macias, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Macias' 47%.

Steven Butler was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Butler had a height advantage of 3 inches over Macias. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Butler and Jose De Jesus Macias fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 10 months later than Macias, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 93 fewer professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Macias' 267.

Butler vs Macias form

Butler had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryota Murata on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Paul Valenzuela Jr on September 26, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Montreal Casino, Quebec, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vitalii Kopylenko on May 2, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Jesus Antonio Gutierrez on November 24, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Quebec, Canada.

He had defeated Jordan Balmir on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

Activity check

Butler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Butler vs Macias start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Butler vs Macias?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Butler vs Macias?

Steven Butler was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Jose De Jesus Macias made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.