Lejarraga vs Clayton

Who won Lejarraga vs Clayton?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Anderson Clayton by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Lejarraga vs Clayton stats

Back in November 2019, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anderson Clayton made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws, with 35 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Clayton had a slight advantage in power over Lejarraga, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Lejarraga's 82%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the younger man by 14 years, at 28 years old.

Lejarraga had a height advantage of 3 inches over Clayton.

Both Kerman Lejarraga and Anderson Clayton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 11 months later than Clayton, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Clayton's 241.

Lejarraga vs Clayton form

Kerman Lejarraga had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Avanesyan on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Avanesyan on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Frankie Gavin on November 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at BEC Bizkaia Arena, País Vasco.

Before that, he had beaten Johnny Navarrete on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palacio de Congresos, Andalucía.

He had won against Bradley Skeete on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Clayton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Clayton?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Anderson Clayton made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.