Villa vs Gonzalez

Who won Villa vs Gonzalez?

Ruben Villa beat Jose Santos Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, August 24th, 2018, at Omega Products International, California.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in favor of winner Ruben Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Villa vs Gonzalez stats

Back in August 2018, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Santos Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had an advantage in power over Villa, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Villa's 42%.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 6 years, at 22 years old.

Both Ruben Villa and Jose Santos Gonzalez fought out of a southpaw stance.

Villa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 2 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Gonzalez's 135.

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