Mares vs Cuellar

Who won Mares vs Cuellar?

Abner Mares beat Jesus Andres Cuellar by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBA featherweight championship of the world.

Mares vs Cuellar stats

Back in December 2016, Abner Mares stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Andres Cuellar made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cuellar had a large advantage in power over Mares, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Mares' 52%.

Abner Mares was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Cuellar had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mares. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Abner Mares fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jesus Andres Cuellar was a southpaw.

Mares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Cuellar, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 112 more professional rounds, totaling 284 compared to Cuellar's 172.

Abner Mares went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA at featherweight.

Mares vs Cuellar form

Mares had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Leo Santa Cruz on August 29, 2015, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Arturo Santos Reyes on March 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Ramirez on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Oquendo on July 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Jhonny Gonzalez on August 24, 2013, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Cuellar had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jonathan Oquendo on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Vic Darchinyan on June 6, 2015, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ruben Tamayo on December 20, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Before that, he had won against Juan Manuel Lopez on September 11, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Rico Ramos on May 2, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesus Andres Cuellar had been fighting more than Abner Mares.

Going into this contest, Abner Mares had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Jesus Andres Cuellar's last outing had been 1 year and 5 days ago.

Mares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Cuellar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Mares vs Cuellar?

Mares vs Cuellar was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

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