Machado vs Evans

Who won Machado vs Evans?

Alberto Machado beat Yuandale Evans by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs' and Sergiy Derevyanchenko's clash for the IBF World Middleweight championship.

Machado vs Evans stats

Back in October 2018, Alberto Machado stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yuandale Evans made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Machado had a slight advantage in power over Evans, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Evans' 70%.

Alberto Machado was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Both Alberto Machado and Yuandale Evans fought out of an orthodox stance.

Machado was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 3 months later than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Evans' 80.

Yuandale Evans was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Machado vs Evans form

Machado had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rafael Mensah on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jezreel Corrales on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Morales on August 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Complejo Ferial, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Before that, he had won against Juan Jose Martinez on April 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Complejo Ferial, Ponce.

He had beaten Orlando Rizo on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Catano.

Activity check

Machado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Machado vs Evans start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Machado vs Evans?

Machado vs Evans was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Machado vs Evans?

Alberto Machado was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Yuandale Evans made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.