Butler vs Jones

Who won Butler vs Jones?

Steven Butler beat Carson Jones by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at Montreal Casino, Quebec.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Butler vs Jones stats

Back in June 2018, Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carson Jones made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Butler had an advantage in power over Jones, with a 87% knockout percentage compared to Jones' 75%.

Steven Butler was the younger man by 9 years, at 23 years old.

Butler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jones. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Butler and Carson Jones fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 5 months later than Jones, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 137 fewer professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Jones' 312.

Steven Butler went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at middleweight.

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Jones' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Butler vs Jones?

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