Ugas vs Barrionuevo

Who won Ugas vs Barrionuevo?

Yordenis Ugas beat Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 8th September 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 119-109 in favor of winner Yordenis Ugas.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Danny Garcia losing to Shawn Porter for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also, on the undercard Adam Kownacki beat Charles Martin.

Ugas vs Barrionuevo stats

Back in September 2018, Yordenis Ugas stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Barrionuevo had a large advantage in power over Ugas, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Ugas' 50%.

Yordenis Ugas was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Yordenis Ugas fought out of the orthodox stance, while Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo was a southpaw.

Ugas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 4 months later than Barrionuevo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 230 to Barrionuevo's 181.

Yordenis Ugas went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC and 2 by the IBF at welterweight.

Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo was ranked number 8 by the WBC and 11 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Ugas vs Barrionuevo form

Ugas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jonathan Batista on 16th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ray Robinson on 17th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beat Thomas Dulorme on 26th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Nelson Lara on 25th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Mississippi.

He had won against Jamal James on 12th August 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Activity check

Ugas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ugas vs Barrionuevo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ugas vs Barrionuevo?

Ugas vs Barrionuevo was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Ugas vs Barrionuevo?

Yordenis Ugas was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.