Shields vs Leyva

Who won Shields vs Leyva?

Alfonso Leyva beat Sarek Shields by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 173, on Friday 15th December 2023 at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Shields vs Leyva stats

Sarek Shields stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Alfonso Leyva made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alfonso Leyva marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Sarek Shields' LFA record stood at 2-2-0, while Alfonso Leyva's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Leyva had a massive power advantage over Shields, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Shields' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Shields and Leyva would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Sarek Shields was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Shields was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 6 months earlier than Leyva, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 16 to Leyva's 14.

Activity check

Shields' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Leyva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shields vs Leyva?

Sarek Shields was a 59/50 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Alfonso Leyva made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.