How Crawford Beat Canelo: RTFight Statistics

On the night of September 14 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, USA, Saul Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) faced Terence Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) for the undisputed Super Middleweight championship (76.2 kg limit).

The bout went all 12 rounds, with Crawford winning by unanimous decision — becoming the first fighter in the four-belt era to hold undisputed titles in three different weight divisions.

The Ready to Fight team, together with experienced professional boxing judges, tallied every punch of the contest and produced the following data.

Overall Activity

Crawford was far busier: he threw 706 punches, landing 137 (19%). Canelo threw 398, with 84 landing (21%). The Mexican was more accurate, but Crawford’s work rate was nearly double.

Jabs

A decisive edge for Crawford. He threw 433 jabs, landing 59 (14%). Canelo managed only 118 attempts with 11 connects (9%). The new undisputed champion outworked him by more than 3.5 times in volume and more than five times in connects.

Power Shots

Here, things were more balanced. Canelo landed 73 of 280 power shots (26%). Crawford connected on 78 of 273 (29%).

Punch Map

Alvarez targeted the body: 51 body shots compared to 33 to the head. Crawford went the opposite way: 96 head shots and 41 to the body.

Conclusion

Canelo tried to counter Crawford’s activity with body work and superior accuracy, but the American prevailed in the key areas: throwing nearly twice as many punches and dominating in both jabs and power punches.

Canelo vs Crawford Fight Stats

Total punches (thrown/landed): 398/84 vs 706/137

Accuracy: 21% vs 19%

Jabs (thrown/landed): 118/11 vs 433/59

Jab accuracy: 9% vs 14%

Power punches (thrown/landed): 280/73 vs 273/78

Power accuracy: 26% vs 29%

Head punches: 33 vs 96

Body punches: 51 vs 41

Full detailed stats are available via the provided link.

Photo: Bleacher Report