Lejarraga vs Clayton

Who won Lejarraga vs Clayton?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Anderson Clayton by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 30th November 2019 at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in 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 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Kerman Lejarraga was the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

Lejarraga had a height advantage of 3 inches over Clayton.

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

Lejarraga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 year and 11 months later than Clayton, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 61 less professional rounds, 180 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 28th September 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

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

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

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

He had won against Bradley Skeete on 28th April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Anderson Clayton made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.