Benavidez vs Siqueira

Who won Benavidez vs Siqueira?

Jose Benavidez beat Sidney Siqueira by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 12th, 2015, at Convention Center, Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 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 Siqueira stats

Back in December 2015, Jose Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sidney Siqueira made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a slight advantage in power over Siqueira, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Siqueira's 65%.

Jose Benavidez was the younger man by 15 years, at 24 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 7 inches over Siqueira. Despite this, Siqueira had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Benavidez and Sidney Siqueira fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months later than Siqueira, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Siqueira's 192.

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