Verdinez vs Donis

Who won Verdinez vs Donis?

Santos Verdinez beat Felipe Martinez Donis by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 193, on Friday 20th September 2024 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Verdinez vs Donis stats

Santos Verdinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Felipe Martinez Donis made his way to the cage with a record of 4 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. Felipe Martinez Donis marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Santos Verdinez's LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Felipe Martinez Donis' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Verdinez had an advantage in power over Donis, with a 40% knock out percentage over Donis' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Donis had a large advantage over Verdinez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Verdinez's 20%.

Santos Verdinez was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Donis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Verdinez.

Verdinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 months later than Donis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 14 to Donis' 12.

Verdinez vs Donis form

Verdinez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Keegan Witbeck at LFA 181 on 5th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Mystic Lake Showroom, Prior Lake, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Pierre Ba at LFA 157 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kevin Messer at LFA 145 on 21st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh.

Before that, he had lost to Gabriel Wanderley at LFA 129 on 15th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He was victorious against Pedro Lopez at LFA 120 on 10th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

Verdinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Verdinez vs Donis start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Verdinez vs Donis?

Santos Verdinez was a 1/4 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe Martinez Donis made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+250) with oddsmakers.