Who won Teixeira vs Hernandez?

Patrick Teixeira beat Andrew Hernandez by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 29th July 2017 at Casino Del Sol in Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 79-73, 80-72 in favor of winner Patrick Teixeira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Teixeira vs Hernandez stats

Patrick Teixeira stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andrew Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Teixeira had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 47%.

Patrick Teixeira was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Patrick Teixeira fought out of the southpaw stance, while Andrew Hernandez was an orthodox fighter.

Teixeira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 153 to Hernandez's 132.

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Hernandez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Teixeira vs Hernandez?

Patrick Teixeira was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Andrew Hernandez made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.