Ugas vs Barrios

Who won Ugas vs Barrios?

Mario Barrios beat Yordenis Ugas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-108, 118-107, 118-107 in favor of winner Mario Barrios.

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 for the vacant WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Barrios was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Welterweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 340 days (11 months and 6 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Jermell Charlo for the IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Isaac Rodrigues, Jesus Ramos was overcome by Erickson Lubin, Elijah Garcia was victorious over Jose Armando Resendiz, and Frank Sanchez beat Scott Alexander.

Ugas vs Barrios stats

Back in September 2023, Yordenis Ugas stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws.

Mario Barrios made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Yordenis Ugas was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Barrios had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ugas. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Yordenis Ugas and Mario Barrios fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ugas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Barrios, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 230 compared to Barrios' 198.

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

Mario Barrios was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Ugas vs Barrios form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Manny Pacquiao on August 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abel Ramos on September 6, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Dallas Jr on February 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

He had won against Omar Figueroa Jr on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Barrios 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 defeated Jovanie Santiago on February 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Keith Thurman on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had beaten Batyr Akhmedov on September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Yordenis Ugas had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 14 days ago, while Mario Barrios' last outing had been 7 months and 19 days ago.

Ugas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Barrios' 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 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ugas vs Barrios start?

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

Who broadcast Ugas vs Barrios?

Ugas vs Barrios was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Ugas vs Barrios?

Yordenis Ugas was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Mario Barrios made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.