Verdinez vs Witbeck

Who won Verdinez vs Witbeck?

Santos Verdinez beat Keegan Witbeck by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 181, on Friday 5th April 2024 at The Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Santos Verdinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Verdinez vs Witbeck stats

Santos Verdinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Keegan Witbeck made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Santos Verdinez's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Santos Verdinez's LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Keegan Witbeck's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Verdinez had a large advantage in power over Witbeck, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Witbeck's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Witbeck had an advantage over Verdinez, with a 40% submission rate over Verdinez's 25%.

Santos Verdinez was the same age as Keegan Witbeck, at 30 years old.

Witbeck had a height advantage of 3 inches over Verdinez.

Verdinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 2 months later than Witbeck, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 14 to Witbeck's 16.

Activity check

Verdinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Verdinez vs Witbeck?

Santos Verdinez was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Keegan Witbeck made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.