Garcia vs Velez

Who won Garcia vs Velez?

Ryan Garcia beat Jayson Velez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, May 4th, 2018, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Ryan Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Sullivan vs Abreu.

Garcia vs Velez stats

Back in May 2018, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Velez, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Velez's 69%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 11 years, at 19 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Velez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Ryan Garcia and Jayson Velez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 7 months later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Velez's 231.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 8 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Jayson Velez was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Garcia vs Velez form

Jayson Velez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rene Alvarado on July 15, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ronny Rios on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Ramirez on June 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

He had drawn with Evgeny Gradovich on November 29, 2014, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Activity check

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Velez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Velez?

Ryan Garcia was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jayson Velez made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.