Leyva vs Brown

Who won Leyva vs Brown?

Chris Brown beat Alfonso Leyva by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of LFA 148, on Friday 9th December 2022 at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Leyva vs Brown stats

Alfonso Leyva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chris Brown made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alfonso Leyva's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Chris Brown marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Alfonso Leyva's LFA record stood at 2-2-0, while Chris Brown's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Leyva had a massive power advantage over Brown, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Brown's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brown had an advantage over Leyva, with a 11% submission rate over Leyva's 0%.

Alfonso Leyva was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Leyva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 9 months later than Brown, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 14 to Brown's 37.

Leyva vs Brown form

Brown had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Haris Talundzic at LFA 141 on 9th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dobson Arena, Vail, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Carlos Leal at PFL Challenger Series 8 on 8th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Steve Jones at LFA 121 on 14th January 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas.

Before that, he had defeated Gl ucio Elizi rio at LFA 113 on 30th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

He was victorious against Kelvin Rayford at LFA 104 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Activity check

Brown's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leyva vs Brown?

Alfonso Leyva was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Brown made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.