Benavidez vs Santana

Who won Benavidez vs Santana?

Jose Benavidez beat Francisco Santana by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 100-90 in favor of winner Jose Benavidez.

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).

Benavidez vs Santana stats

Back in July 2016, Jose Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Santana made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had an advantage in power over Santana, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Santana's 50%.

Jose Benavidez was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Santana. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Benavidez and Francisco Santana fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 1 month later than Santana, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Santana's 205.

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Benavidez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Santana?

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