Ugas vs Figueroa Jr

Ugas vs Figueroa Jr stats

Yordenis Ugas stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 loses and draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Omar Figueroa Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 1 draw, with 19 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Figueroa Jr had advantage in power over Ugas, with a 68% knock out percentage over Ugas' 48%.

Yordenis Ugas was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Ugas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueroa Jr. Despite this, Figueroa Jr had 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yordenis Ugas & Omar Figueroa Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ugas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 year later than Figueroa Jr, who’s first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 196 to Figueroa Jr's 148.

Yordenis Ugas went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Ugas vs Figueroa Jr form

Ugas had won 2 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Thomas Dulorme on 26th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Figueroa Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Robert Guerrero on 15th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Antonio DeMarco on 12th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricky Burns on 9th May 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Estrada on 16th August 2014 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had defeated Jerry Belmontes on 26th April 2014 by split decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Ugas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Figueroa Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ugas vs Figueroa Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 pm EST / 7:00 pm PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 am BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ugas vs Figueroa Jr?

Ugas vs Figueroa Jr was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV Box Office.