Villa vs Collado

Who won Villa vs Collado?

Ruben Villa beat Alexei Collado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, January 31st, 2020, at Hirsch Coliseum, Louisiana.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Ruben Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Perez vs Hamazaryan.

Villa vs Collado stats

Back in January 2020, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexei Collado made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Collado had a massive power advantage over Villa, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Villa's 29%.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 9 years, at 23 years old.

Collado had a height advantage of 3 inches over Villa. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alexei Collado was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 10 months later than Collado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Collado's 103.

Ruben Villa went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at featherweight.

Villa vs Collado form

Ruben Villa had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on September 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at La Hacienda Event Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Luis Alberto Lopez on May 10, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ruben Cervera on January 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at StageWorks, Louisiana.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Carrizoza on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Salinas Storm House, California.

He had won against Jose Santos Gonzalez on August 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Omega Products International, California.

Activity check

Villa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Collado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hirsch Coliseum, Louisiana, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Villa vs Collado?

Villa vs Collado was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Villa vs Collado?

Ruben Villa was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Alexei Collado made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.