Who won Fulton vs Figueroa?
Stephen Fulton beat Brandon Figueroa by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 27th, 2021, at Park Theater, Nevada.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 114-114 in favor of winner Stephen Fulton.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).
This contest was for the unified super bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBO belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Raeese Aleem was victorious over Eduardo Baez, and Gary Antonio Russell beat Alejandro Santiago.
Fulton vs Figueroa stats
Back in November 2021, Brandon Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Stephen Fulton made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Figueroa had a massive power advantage over Fulton, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Fulton's 42%.
Brandon Figueroa was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.
Figueroa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fulton. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton fought out of an orthodox stance.
Figueroa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 months later than Fulton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Fulton's 151.
Fulton vs Figueroa form
Brandon Figueroa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Luis Nery on May 15, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Damien Vazquez on September 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Julio Ceja on November 23, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Javier Nicolas Chacon on August 24, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Weslaco, Texas.
He had beaten Yonfrez Parejo on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Fulton had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Angelo Leo on January 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Arnold Khegai on January 25, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.
Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac Avelar on August 24, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Bert Ogden Arena, Texas.
Before that, he had defeated Paulus Ambunda on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.
He had beaten Marlon Olea on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Figueroa had been fighting more than Stephen Fulton.
Going into this contest, Brandon Figueroa had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Stephen Fulton's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.
Figueroa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
Fulton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Fulton vs Figueroa start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Park Theater, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Fulton vs Figueroa?
The ShowTime show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Fulton vs Figueroa?
Brandon Figueroa was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Stephen Fulton made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.
