Payano vs Santiago

Who won Payano vs Santiago?

Juan Carlos Payano beat Alexis Santiago by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017, at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Juan Carlos Payano.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Payano vs Santiago stats

Back in August 2017, Juan Carlos Payano stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Alexis Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Juan Carlos Payano was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Juan Carlos Payano fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alexis Santiago was an orthodox fighter.

Payano's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Santiago's, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 months later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Santiago's 157.

Payano vs Santiago form

Payano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rau’shee Warren on June 18, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rau’shee Warren on August 2, 2015, by split decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Full Sail University, Winter Park.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anselmo Moreno on September 26, 2014, by technical decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite.

Before that, he had won against German Meraz on February 22, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

He had beaten Jundy Maraon on June 14, 2013, by knockout in the 7th round at South Mountain Arena, South Orange.

Activity check

Payano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Payano vs Santiago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Payano vs Santiago?

Payano vs Santiago was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Payano vs Santiago?

Juan Carlos Payano was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Alexis Santiago made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.