Sanson vs Burkholder

Who won Sanson vs Burkholder?

Miguel Sanson beat Jordan Burkholder by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 185, on Friday 7th June 2024 at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Miguel Sanson.

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

Sanson vs Burkholder stats

Miguel Sanson stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jordan Burkholder made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Miguel Sanson's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jordan Burkholder marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Miguel Sanson's LFA record stood at 5-2-0, while Jordan Burkholder's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Sanson had a slight advantage in power over Burkholder, with a 25% knock out percentage over Burkholder's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burkholder had a massive advantage over Sanson, boasting a 60% submission rate over Sanson's 0%.

Miguel Sanson was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Sanson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Burkholder.

Sanson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in , 2 years and 5 months earlier than Burkholder, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 19 to Burkholder's 14.

Sanson vs Burkholder form

Sanson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to An Ho at LFA 176 on 9th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mark Climaco at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tyus White at LFA 145 on 21st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh.

Before that, he had beaten Gonzalo Ponce at LFA 129 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had defeated Sean Stebbins at LFA 120 on 10th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

Sanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Burkholder's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sanson vs Burkholder?

Miguel Sanson was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Burkholder made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.