Stanionis vs Makhense

Who won Stanionis vs Makhense?

Eimantas Stanionis beat Jabulani Makhense by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 27th, 2025, at Zalgiris Arena, Kaunas.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Eimantas Stanionis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Stanionis vs Makhense stats

Eimantas Stanionis stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jabulani Makhense made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Stanionis had a slight advantage in power over Makhense, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Makhense's 50%.

Eimantas Stanionis was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Makhense had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stanionis. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Eimantas Stanionis and Jabulani Makhense fought out of an orthodox stance.

Stanionis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 months later than Makhense, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Makhense's 121.

Stanionis vs Makhense form

Eimantas Stanionis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis on April 12, 2025, by in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and The Ring Welterweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gabriel Maestre on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Radzhab Butaev on April 16, 2022, by split decision in their WBA World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, his contest against Luis Collazo on August 7, 2021 ended in a no contest at Armory, Minnesota.

He had beaten Thomas Dulorme on April 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Stanionis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Stanionis vs Makhense start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM UTC at Zalgiris Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Stanionis vs Makhense?

Eimantas Stanionis was a 1/20 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Jabulani Makhense made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+760) with oddsmakers.