Heerden vs Claggett

Who won Heerden vs Claggett?

Chris Van Heerden beat Steve Claggett by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, at Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 95-95 in favor of winner Chris Van Heerden.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Heerden vs Claggett stats

Back in April 2016, Chris Van Heerden stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Steve Claggett made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Claggett had an advantage in power over Van Heerden, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Van Heerden's 52%.

Chris Van Heerden was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Van Heerden had a height advantage of 1 inch over Claggett. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Chris Van Heerden fought out of the southpaw stance, while Steve Claggett was an orthodox fighter.

Van Heerden was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years earlier than Claggett, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 56 fewer professional rounds, totaling 236 compared to Claggett's 292.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steve Claggett had been fighting more than Chris Van Heerden.

Going into this contest, Chris Van Heerden had last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Steve Claggett's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago.

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