Tellez vs Mendoza

Who won Tellez vs Mendoza?

Yoenis Tellez beat Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Yoenis Tellez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora beating Keith Thurman for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenli Hernandez beat Terrell Gausha, Gurgen Hovhannisyan defeated Cesar Navarro, Elijah Garcia was defeated by Kevin Newman II, and Kaipo Gallegos beat Julian Gonzalez.

Tellez vs Mendoza stats

Yoenis Tellez stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Brian Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Yoenis Tellez was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Tellez had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yoenis Tellez and Brian Mendoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tellez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 10 months later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Mendoza's 127.

Yoenis Tellez went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Tellez vs Mendoza form

Tellez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Kendo Castaneda on December 13, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Abass Baraou on August 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Williams on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he had won against Johan Gonzalez on October 19, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had beaten Joseph Jackson on April 26, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Brian Mendoza had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Serhii Bohachuk on March 30, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Tim Tszyu on October 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sebastian Fundora on April 8, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC Interim World Light Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Jeison Rosario on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had defeated Benjamin Whitaker on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoenis Tellez had been fighting more than Brian Mendoza.

Going into this contest, Yoenis Tellez had last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while Brian Mendoza's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 26 days ago.

Tellez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Mendoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Tellez vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tellez vs Mendoza?

Tellez vs Mendoza was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.

What were the odds on Tellez vs Mendoza?

Yoenis Tellez was a 6/25 (-420) favorite going into the contest, while Brian Mendoza made his way into the ring at 16/5 (+320) with oddsmakers.