Ancajas vs Barrios

Who won Ancajas vs Barrios?

Jerwin Ancajas drew with Alejandro Santiago by split decision on Friday, September 28th, 2018, at Oracle Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-111, 114-114, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Uzcategui's and Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna's clash.

Ancajas vs Barrios stats

Back in September 2018, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ancajas had a large advantage in power over Santiago, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 44%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the older man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

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

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Alejandro Santiago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Santiago's 223.

Alejandro Santiago was ranked number 14 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Barrios form

Ancajas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jonas Sultan on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Israel Gonzalez on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jamie Conlan on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Teiru Kinoshita on July 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

He had beaten Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Santiago had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Jose Martinez on March 24, 2018, by split draw at Complejo Ferial, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Godinez on December 8, 2017, by knockout at Gimnasio Independencia, Baja California, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Efrain Gonzalez on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Swatmeet Las Californias, Baja California.

Before that, he had defeated Samuel Medina on May 26, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Salon Mezzanine, Baja California.

He had beaten Oscar Talla on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Rosarito, Baja California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alejandro Santiago had been fighting more than Jerwin Ancajas.

Going into this contest, Jerwin Ancajas had last fought 4 months and 2 days ago, while Alejandro Santiago's last outing had been 6 months and 4 days ago.

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Santiago's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Barrios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Oracle Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Barrios?

Ancajas vs Barrios was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Barrios?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Alejandro Santiago made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.