Nelson vs Santana

Who won Nelson vs Santana?

Raiko Santana beat Steven Nelson by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, September 13th, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez losing to Terence Crawford for the The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Callum Walsh beat Fernando Vargas Jr, Christian Mbilli defeated Lester Martinez, Serhii Bohachuk was defeated by Brandon Adams, Ivan Dychko lost to Jermaine Franklin, Reito Tsutsumi defeated Javier Martinez, and Sultan Almohamed was victorious over Martin Caraballo.

Nelson vs Santana stats

Steven Nelson stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Raiko Santana made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Steven Nelson was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Santana had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nelson. Despite this, he had a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Nelson and Raiko Santana fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nelson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Santana, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Santana's 89.

Nelson vs Santana form

Steven Nelson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Diego Pacheco on January 25, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had won against James Ballard on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at CHI Health Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had beaten DeAndre Ware on September 5, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had defeated Cem Kilic on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nelson vs Santana start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nelson vs Santana?

Nelson vs Santana was broadcast on YouTube in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Nelson vs Santana?

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