Who won Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Jonathan Gonzalez beat Yankiel Rivera Figueroa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan.
The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 114-113 in favor of winner Jonathan Gonzalez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Amanda Serrano beating Reina Tellez. Also on the undercard Stephanie Han beat Holly Holm, and Ebanie Bridges was overcome by Alexis Araiza Mones.
Figueroa vs Gonzalez stats
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.
Jonathan Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.
Figueroa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez.
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jonathan Gonzalez was a southpaw.
Figueroa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 11 years and 5 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 68 compared to Gonzalez's 212.
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at flyweight.
Jonathan Gonzalez was ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 6 by the WBO in the 112lb division.
Figueroa vs Gonzalez form
Jonathan Gonzalez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Olascuaga on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.
Prior to that, he had won against Rene Santiago on March 2, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Shokichi Iwata on November 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Before that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Barriga on June 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States.
He had won against Elwin Soto on October 16, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.
Activity check
Figueroa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Figueroa vs Gonzalez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Figueroa vs Gonzalez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Figueroa vs Gonzalez?
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
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