Santana vs Baez

Who won Santana vs Baez?

Yan Santana beat Eduardo Baez by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robson Conceicao losing to O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla beat Jesus Antonio Perez Campos, Jahi Tucker defeated Quilisto Madera, and Damian Knyba was victorious over Richard Lartey.

Santana vs Baez stats

Yan Santana stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Santana had a massive power advantage over Baez, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Baez's 39%.

Yan Santana was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santana. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Yan Santana and Eduardo Baez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Santana was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 9 months later than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 169 fewer professional rounds, totaling 33 compared to Baez's 202.

Santana vs Baez form

Eduardo Baez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Angelo Leo on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Arnold Khegai on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Before that, he had won against Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 26, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had been beaten by Raeese Aleem on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Activity check

Baez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Santana vs Baez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Santana vs Baez?

Santana vs Baez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports+.

What were the odds on Santana vs Baez?

Yan Santana was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Eduardo Baez made his way into the ring at 19/4 (+480) with oddsmakers.