Uzcategui vs Thompson

Who won Uzcategui vs Thompson?

Lionell Thompson beat Jose Uzcategui by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-92, 96-92 in favor of winner Lionell Thompson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jean Pascal beat Badou Jack for the WBA World Light Heavyweight belt, and Angelo Leo defeated Cesar Juarez.

Uzcategui vs Thompson stats

Back in December 2019, Jose Uzcategui stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lionell Thompson made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Uzcategui had a large advantage in power over Thompson, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Thompson's 57%.

Jose Uzcategui was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Uzcategui had a height advantage of 3 inches over Thompson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Uzcategui and Lionell Thompson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Uzcategui was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 1 month later than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Thompson's 145.

Jose Uzcategui went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Uzcategui vs Thompson form

Uzcategui had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Caleb Plant on January 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on September 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andre Dirrell on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Dirrell on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

He had beaten Fabiano Pena on August 20, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico.

Activity check

Uzcategui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Uzcategui vs Thompson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Uzcategui vs Thompson?

Jose Uzcategui was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Lionell Thompson made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.