Plant vs Benavidez

Who won Plant vs Benavidez?

David Benavidez beat Caleb Plant by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner David Benavidez.

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

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC super middleweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Jose Valenzuela was defeated by Chris Colbert, Jesus Ramos beat Joseph Spencer, and Cody Crowley defeated Abel Ramos for the WBC World Welterweight title.

Plant vs Benavidez stats

Back in March 2023, Caleb Plant stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Benavidez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a large advantage in power over Plant, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Plant's 59%.

Caleb Plant was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Benavidez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Caleb Plant and David Benavidez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Plant's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Benavidez's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months later than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Benavidez's 148.

Caleb Plant went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Plant vs Benavidez form

Plant had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Anthony Dirrell on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on November 6, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Caleb Truax on January 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Vincent Feigenbutz on February 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bridgestone Arena, Tennessee.

He had defeated Mike Lee on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

David Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Lemieux on May 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Kyrone Davis on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Footprint Center, Arizona.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ronald Ellis on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beaten Roamer Alexis Angulo on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

He had won against Anthony Dirrell on September 28, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Benavidez had been fighting more than Caleb Plant.

Going into this contest, Caleb Plant had last fought 5 months and 10 days ago, while David Benavidez's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

Plant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Plant vs Benavidez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Plant vs Benavidez?

The Showtime PPV show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Plant vs Benavidez?

Caleb Plant was a 5/2 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while David Benavidez made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-380) with oddsmakers.