Young vs Lavado

Who won Young vs Lavado?

Shanna Young beat Sandra Lavado by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 5, on Friday 24th February 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shanna Young.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Young vs Lavado stats

Shanna Young stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sandra Lavado made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Shanna Young's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2023.

Shanna Young's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Sandra Lavado's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Young had a large advantage in power over Lavado, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Lavado's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Young had a slight advantage over Lavado, with a 38% submission rate over Lavado's 36%.

Shanna Young was the older woman by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Young had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lavado. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Young was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Lavado, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 3 less professional rounds, 45 to Lavado's 48.

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Young's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Young vs Lavado?

Shanna Young was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Sandra Lavado made her way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.