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 as in favor of 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

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, boosting at 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, William Starks had been fighting more than Manny Muro.

Going to this contest, Manny Muro had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 8 days ago, while William Starks' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 9 days ago.

Muro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Starks' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 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.