Ellis vs Villa

Who won Ellis vs Villa?

Roiman Villa beat Rashidi Ellis by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 7th, 2023, at Capital One Arena, Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 113-113, 114-112 in favor of winner Roiman Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Hector Luis Garcia for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Karen Chukhadzhyan for the IBF Interim World Welterweight belt, Demetrius Andrade defeated Demond Nicholson, Brandun Lee was victorious over Diego Gonzalo Luque, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Omar Rosales.

Ellis vs Villa stats

Back in January 2023, Rashidi Ellis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Roiman Villa made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Rashidi Ellis was the same age as Roiman Villa, at 30 years old.

Ellis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Villa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rashidi Ellis and Roiman Villa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ellis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Villa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Villa's 100.

Rashidi Ellis went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at welterweight.

Roiman Villa was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Activity check

Ellis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

Villa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ellis vs Villa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ellis vs Villa?

Ellis vs Villa was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Ellis vs Villa?

Rashidi Ellis was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Roiman Villa made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.