Khegai vs Baez

Who won Khegai vs Baez?

Arnold Khegai beat Eduardo Baez by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at CHI Health Center, Omaha.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 96-93 in favor of winner Arnold Khegai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating David Avanesyan for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Cris Cyborg beat Gabby Holloway, and Steven Nelson defeated James Ballard.

Khegai vs Baez stats

Back in December 2022, Arnold Khegai stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khegai had a large advantage in power over Baez, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Baez's 33%.

Arnold Khegai was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Khegai. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Khegai and Eduardo Baez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khegai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months later than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 141 compared to Baez's 202.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduardo Baez had been fighting more than Arnold Khegai.

Going into this contest, Arnold Khegai had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Eduardo Baez's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Khegai's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

Baez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Khegai vs Baez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Khegai vs Baez?

Khegai vs Baez was broadcast on BLK Prime PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Khegai vs Baez?

Arnold Khegai was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Eduardo Baez made his way into the ring at 83/100 (-120) with oddsmakers.