Buatsi vs Santos

Who won Buatsi vs Santos?

Joshua Buatsi beat Daniel Blenda Dos Santos by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards beat Giovanni De Carolis, Gamal Yafai was overcome by Jason Cunningham, Dalton Smith was victorious over Lee Appleyard, and Tommy McCarthy beat Alexandru Jur.

Buatsi vs Santos stats

Back in May 2021, Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Blenda Dos Santos made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Buatsi had a massive power advantage over Santos, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Santos' 53%.

Joshua Buatsi was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Buatsi.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Daniel Blenda Dos Santos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 1 month later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Santos' 114.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Buatsi vs Santos form

Buatsi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Marko Calic on October 4, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryan Ford on August 31, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marco Antonio Periban on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Liam Conroy on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Renold Quinlan on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Santos?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Santos?

Joshua Buatsi was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Blenda Dos Santos made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.