Santos vs Chavez

Who won Santos vs Chavez?

Edwin De Los Santos beat Eliot Chavez by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, Dominican Republic.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Santos vs Chavez stats

Edwin De Los Santos stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eliot Chavez made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Santos had a large advantage in power over Chavez, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Chavez's 58%.

Edwin De Los Santos was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Edwin De Los Santos fought out of the southpaw stance, while Eliot Chavez was an orthodox fighter.

Santos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years later than Chavez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 68 compared to Chavez's 122.

Santos vs Chavez form

Santos 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 lost to Shakur Stevenson on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joseph Adorno on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Valenzuela on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had won against Luis Acosta on March 11, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood.

He had been beaten by William Foster III on January 7, 2022, by split decision in their 8 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Chavez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC in Dominican Republic, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Chavez?

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