Meza vs Owens

Who won Meza vs Owens?

Enrique Owens beat Jimmy Meza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 169, on Friday 6th October 2023 at The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Enrique Owens.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Meza vs Owens stats

Jimmy Meza stepped into the octagon with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Enrique Owens made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

Jimmy Meza's LFA record stood at 0-2-0, while Enrique Owens' came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Meza had an advantage in power over Owens, with a 50% knock out percentage over Owens' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meza had a massive advantage over Owens, boasting a 50% submission rate over Owens' 0%.

Jimmy Meza was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Owens had a height advantage of 3 inches over Meza.

Meza's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Owens', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Owens, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 9 to Owens' 10.

Activity check

Owens' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 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 Meza vs Owens?

Jimmy Meza was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Enrique Owens made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.