Broner vs Santiago

Who won Broner vs Santiago?

Adrien Broner beat Jovanie Santiago by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 117-110 in favor of winner Adrien Broner.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Robert Easter Jr beat Ryan Martin, and Otto Wallin defeated Dominic Breazeale.

Broner vs Santiago stats

Back in February 2021, Adrien Broner stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jovanie Santiago made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 1 draw, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a slight advantage in power over Santiago, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 71%.

Adrien Broner was the same age as Jovanie Santiago, at 31 years old.

Santiago had a height advantage of 1 inch over Broner. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Adrien Broner and Jovanie Santiago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Broner was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 9 months later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 179 more professional rounds, totaling 267 compared to Santiago's 88.

Broner vs Santiago form

Broner 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 lost to Manny Pacquiao on January 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Jessie Vargas on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mikey Garcia on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Adrian Granados on February 18, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had beaten Ashley Theophane on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Activity check

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Broner vs Santiago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Broner vs Santiago?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Broner vs Santiago?

Adrien Broner was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Jovanie Santiago made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+530) with oddsmakers.