Mecate vs Reyes

Who won Mecate vs Reyes?

Chris Mecate beat Javier Reyes Rugeles by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 208, on Friday 9th May 2025 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Mecate.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Mecate vs Reyes stats

Chris Mecate stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Javier Reyes Rugeles made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Chris Mecate's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Javier Reyes Rugeles marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Chris Mecate's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Javier Reyes Rugeles' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Rugeles had a slight advantage in power over Mecate, with a 39% knock out percentage over Mecate's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rugeles had a large advantage over Mecate, boasting a 39% submission rate over Mecate's 18%.

Chris Mecate was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Mecate was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 4 months later than Rugeles, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 28 to Rugeles' 55.

Activity check

Mecate's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Rugeles' last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Mecate vs Reyes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:10 AM UTC , which was 1:10 AM EST or 10:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mecate vs Reyes?

Chris Mecate was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Javier Reyes Rugeles made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.