Mayweather Jr vs Maidana II

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Maidana II?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 13th, 2014, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championships of the world.

Mayweather Jr vs Maidana II stats

Back in September 2014, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 46 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcos Maidana made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Maidana had a massive power advantage over Mayweather Jr, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Mayweather Jr's 57%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Maidana. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Marcos Maidana fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Maidana, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 204 more professional rounds, totaling 397 compared to Maidana's 193.

Mayweather Jr vs Maidana II form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Marcos Maidana on May 3, 2014, by majority decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Canelo Alvarez on September 14, 2013, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Guerrero on May 4, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Cotto on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19, 2009, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Maidana had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 3, 2014, by majority decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Adrien Broner on December 14, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josesito Lopez on June 8, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Home Depot Center, California.

Before that, he had defeated Martin Angel Martinez on December 12, 2012, by knockout in the 3rd round at Estadio Luna Park, Distrito Federal, Argentina.

He had been beaten by Amir Khan on December 11, 2010, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marcos Maidana had been fighting more than Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Going into this contest, Floyd Mayweather Jr had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Marcos Maidana's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Maidana's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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