Jacobs vs Arias

Who won Jacobs vs Arias?

Daniel Jacobs beat Luis Arias by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 120-107, 119-108 in favor of winner Daniel Jacobs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Jacobs vs Arias stats

Back in November 2017, Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Luis Arias made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.

Daniel Jacobs was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Jacobs had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arias.

Both Daniel Jacobs and Luis Arias fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jacobs was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 16 years and 11 months later than Arias, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Arias' 159.

Daniel Jacobs went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at middleweight.

Luis Arias was ranked number 12 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Jacobs vs Arias form

Daniel Jacobs had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gennady Golovkin on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sergio Mora on September 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Peter Quillin on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Sergio Mora on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Caleb Truax on April 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Activity check

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Arias' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Arias start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Arias?

Jacobs vs Arias was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Arias?

Daniel Jacobs was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Arias made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.