Jacobs vs Arias

Who won Jacobs vs Arias?

Daniel Jacobs beat Luis Arias by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 11th November 2017 at Nassau Coliseum in 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 loses 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 4 years, at 31 years old.

Jacobs had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arias.

Both Daniel Jacobs & 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 year and 4 months later than Arias, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 198 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 18th March 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sergio Mora on 9th September 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 beat Peter Quillin on 5th December 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 1st August 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Caleb Truax on 24th April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Luis Arias made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.