Tellez vs Castaneda

Who won Tellez vs Castaneda?

Yoenis Tellez beat Kendo Castaneda by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Yoenis Tellez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kevin Hayler Brown beating Amos Cowart. Also on the undercard Alex Vallecillo beat Nelvis Rodriguez.

Tellez vs Castaneda stats

Yoenis Tellez stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kendo Castaneda made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tellez had a large advantage in power over Castaneda, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Castaneda's 43%.

Yoenis Tellez was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Tellez had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Yoenis Tellez and Kendo Castaneda fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tellez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 years and 7 months later than Castaneda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 142 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Castaneda's 217.

Yoenis Tellez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Tellez vs Castaneda form

Tellez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Abass Baraou on August 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julian Williams on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, he had won against Johan Gonzalez on October 19, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten Joseph Jackson on April 26, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had defeated Livan Navarro on December 15, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando.

Activity check

Tellez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Castaneda's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Tellez vs Castaneda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Tellez vs Castaneda?

Tellez vs Castaneda was broadcast on YouTube in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Tellez vs Castaneda?

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