Rios vs Soto

Who won Rios vs Soto?

Humberto Soto beat Brandon Rios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Baja California.

The scorecards were announced as 119-111, 118-112, 118-112 in favor of winner Humberto Soto.

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).

Rios vs Soto stats

Back in February 2019, Brandon Rios stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Humberto Soto made his way to the ring with a record of 68 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, with 37 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rios had an advantage in power over Soto, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Soto's 54%.

Brandon Rios was the younger man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Soto had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Brandon Rios and Humberto Soto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rios was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 39 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 9 months later than Soto, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 352 fewer professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Soto's 594.

Rios vs Soto form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ramon Alvarez on November 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Danny Garcia on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Timothy Bradley Jr on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Alvarado on January 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at 1stBank Center, Broomfield.

He had beaten Diego Gabriel Chaves on August 2, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Rios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rios vs Soto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Baja California, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rios vs Soto?

Rios vs Soto was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Rios vs Soto?

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