Butaev vs Stanionis

Who won Butaev vs Stanionis?

Eimantas Stanionis beat Radzhab Butaev by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 16th, 2022, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 116-111, 117-110 in favor of winner Eimantas Stanionis.

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).

This contest was an eliminator for the unified welterweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBA belts on the line.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr beating Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Cody Crowley defeated Josesito Lopez, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was victorious over Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jose Valenzuela beat Francisco Vargas, and Brandun Lee defeated Zachary Ochoa.

Butaev vs Stanionis stats

Back in April 2022, Radzhab Butaev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eimantas Stanionis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Butaev had a slight advantage in power over Stanionis, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Stanionis' 69%.

Radzhab Butaev was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Butaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Stanionis. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Radzhab Butaev and Eimantas Stanionis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year earlier than Stanionis, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Stanionis' 98.

Eimantas Stanionis was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Butaev vs Stanionis form

Butaev 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 defeated Jamal James on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Besputin on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Silverio Ortiz on May 3, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Lanardo Tyner on March 8, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Maryland Live Casino, Maryland.

He had won against Azael Cosio on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Butaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Stanionis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Butaev vs Stanionis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Butaev vs Stanionis?

Butaev vs Stanionis was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv Free UK.

What were the odds on Butaev vs Stanionis?

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