Vargas vs Salido

Who won Vargas vs Salido?

Francisco Vargas drew with Orlando Salido by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 4th, 2016, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 114-114, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Vargas vs Salido stats

Back in June 2016, Francisco Vargas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Orlando Salido made his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Vargas had a slight advantage in power over Salido, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Salido's 70%.

Francisco Vargas was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salido. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years later than Salido, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 266 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Salido's 435.

Vargas vs Salido form

Salido had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Roman Martinez on September 12, 2015, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roman Martinez on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Terdsak Kokietgym on September 20, 2014, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico.

Before that, he had beaten Vasyl Lomachenko on March 1, 2014, by split decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

He had lost to Mikey Garcia on January 19, 2013, by technical decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Vargas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Salido's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

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