Who won Mati vs Macias?
Reshat Mati beat Irving Macias by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, March 15th, 2024, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 79-73 in favor of winner Reshat Mati.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Callum Walsh beating Dauren Yeleussinov. Also on the undercard Feargal McCrory defeated Carlos Carlson, Joseph Ward was victorious over Derrick Webster, and Cletus Seldin beat Jose Angulo.
Mati vs Macias stats
Back in March 2024, Reshat Mati stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Irving Macias made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.
Reshat Mati was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.
Macias had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mati.
Both Reshat Mati and Irving Macias fought out of an orthodox stance.
Mati was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 months later than Macias, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Macias' 89.
Mati vs Macias form
Mati remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dakota Linger on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Eduardo Leonel Rodriguez on October 22, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Joe Eli Hernandez on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Before that, he had won against Vladyslav Baranov on October 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.
He had beaten Ryan Pino on May 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
Mati's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
What time did Mati vs Macias start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Mati vs Macias?
Mati vs Macias was broadcast on UFC Fight Pass in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Mati vs Macias?
Reshat Mati was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Irving Macias made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
Give us your thoughts on Mati vs Macias
Please login to comment
log in