Santillan vs Russell

Who won Santillan vs Russell?

Gary Antonio Russell beat Victor Santillan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 119-108, 119-108 in favor of winner Gary Antonio Russell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero losing to Teofimo Lopez for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenli Hernandez beat Francisco Daniel Veron, and Carlos Utria defeated Israel Mercado.

Santillan vs Russell stats

Victor Santillan stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gary Antonio Russell made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Russell had an advantage in power over Santillan, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Santillan's 44%.

Victor Santillan was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Victor Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gary Antonio Russell was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 2 months later than Russell, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Russell's 114.

Gary Antonio Russell was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Santillan vs Russell form

Gary Antonio Russell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Emmanuel Rodriguez on October 15, 2022, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Alejandro Santiago on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Going into that contest, his fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Payano on December 19, 2020, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Jesus Martinez on February 8, 2020, by disqualification in the 6th round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

Santillan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Russell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs Russell?

Santillan vs Russell was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Santillan vs Russell?

Victor Santillan was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Gary Antonio Russell made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.