VS
Feb 05 2022
Saturday

Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States

12 round contest @ Welterweight
29-1-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 118-110
  • 118-110
  • 117-111
UD 12
26-1-0

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Eliminator For

WBC World Welterweight Championship

The tape

33
Age
27
5' 7" / 171 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
68.9" / 175 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

SDMDSDUDTKO
Form
TKOKOUDKOKO
29
Wins
26
22
By KO
17
76
KO%
65
1
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2007
Debut
2013

Tape rankings @ Welterweight

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The Ring
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WBA
8
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WBC
-
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WBO
-
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IBF
-

Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios report


Who won Thurman vs Barrios?

Keith Thurman beat Mario Barrios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Keith Thurman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Luis Nery was victorious over Carlos Castro, Abel Ramos lost to Lucas Santamaria, and Leo Santa Cruz defeated Keenan Carbajal.

Thurman vs Barrios stats

Back in February 2022, Keith Thurman stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mario Barrios made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Thurman had an advantage in power over Barrios, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Barrios' 65%.

Keith Thurman was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Barrios had a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios fought out of an orthodox stance.

Thurman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years earlier than Barrios, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Barrios' 186.

Mario Barrios was ranked number 8 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Thurman vs Barrios form

Thurman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Josesito Lopez on January 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Shawn Porter on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Luis Collazo on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at USF Sundome, Tampa.

Barrios had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryan Karl on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Batyr Akhmedov on September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Jose Velasco on May 11, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.

He had won against Richard Zamora on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mario Barrios had been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Going into this contest, Keith Thurman had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 16 days ago, while Mario Barrios' last outing had been 7 months and 10 days ago.

Thurman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Barrios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Thurman vs Barrios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Thurman vs Barrios?

The FOX Sports PPV show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Thurman vs Barrios?

Keith Thurman was a 53/100 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Mario Barrios made his way into the ring at 157/100 (+160) with oddsmakers.

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Keith Thurman

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108

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