Salido vs Roman

Who won Salido vs Roman?

Miguel Roman beat Orlando Salido by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Salido vs Roman stats

Back in December 2017, Orlando Salido stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 13 losses, and 4 draws.

Miguel Roman made his way to the ring with a record of 57 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws.

Orlando Salido was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Salido had a height advantage of 1 inch over Roman.

Both Orlando Salido and Miguel Roman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Salido was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 7 years earlier than Roman, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 435 compared to Roman's 479.

Orlando Salido went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at lightweight.

Miguel Roman was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Salido vs Roman form

Salido had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Francisco Vargas on June 4, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Roman Martinez on September 12, 2015, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman Martinez on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Before that, he had defeated Terdsak Kokietgym on September 20, 2014, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico.

He had beaten Vasyl Lomachenko on March 1, 2014, by split decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Miguel Roman had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Takashi Miura on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 12th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jerope Mercado on July 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juli Giner on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

Before that, he had defeated Yogli Herrera on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hotel Ixtapa Azul, Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

He had won against Samuel Amoako on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Gran Estadio, Hidalgo Del Parral.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Roman had been fighting more than Orlando Salido.

Going into this contest, Orlando Salido had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 5 days ago, while Miguel Roman's last outing had been 10 months and 11 days ago.

Salido's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Salido vs Roman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Salido vs Roman?

Salido vs Roman was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Salido vs Roman?

Orlando Salido was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Roman made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.