Muro vs Starks

Who won Muro vs Starks?

William Starks beat Manny Muro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 152, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner William Starks.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Muro vs Starks division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Muro vs Starks stats

Manny Muro stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

William Starks made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Manny Muro's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while William Starks' came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Starks had a slight advantage in power over Muro, with a 25% knock out percentage over Muro's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Starks had a large advantage over Muro, boasting a 38% submission rate over Muro's 15%.

Manny Muro was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Muro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Starks, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 55 to Starks' 29.

Muro vs Starks form

Starks had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Manny Muro at LFA 152 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ben Halder at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Gl ucio Elizi rio at LFA 122 on 21st January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Factory at the District, St. Louis.

Before that, he had defeated Irfan Mulabitinovic at LFA 114 on 27th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at The Factory at the District, St. Louis.

He was victorious against Slava Borshchev at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Muro's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Starks' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Muro vs Starks?

Manny Muro was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while William Starks made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-340) with oddsmakers.