Yordenis Ugás was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on July 14, 1986. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on July 9, 2010 against Dino Dumonjic. Ugás defeated Dumonjic via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ugás got his first shot at a world title at the age of 32 after 26 professional fights. On March 9, 2019 Ugás challenged Shawn Porter's WBC welterweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on September 6, 2020 at the age of 34 years, after by defeating Abel Ramos, the then-reining WBA (Regular) welterweight champion, via 12-round split decision. This was his 30th fight as a professional.
Ugás' latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Mario Barrios at age 37, on September 30, 2023.
Some of Yordenis Ugás' best fights so far have been against Manny Pacquiao, Omar Figueroa Jr., Abel Ramos, Thomas Dulorme, and Jamal James. For a complete list of Ugás' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Yordenis Ugás".
Ugás has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Yordenis Ugás Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Sep 30, 2023 | 37 |
Mario Barrios 28 27-2 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 16, 2022 | 35 |
Errol Spence Jr. 32 27-0 | loss | RTD 10 |
31 | Aug 21, 2021 | 35 |
Manny Pacquiao 42 62-7-2 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Sep 06, 2020 | 34 |
Abel Ramos 29 25-3-2 | win | SD 12 |
29 | Feb 01, 2020 | 33 | Mike Dallas Jr. | win | RTD 7 |
28 | Jul 20, 2019 | 33 |
Omar Figueroa Jr. 29 28-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Mar 09, 2019 | 32 |
Shawn Porter 31 29-2-1 | loss | SD 12 |
26 | Sep 08, 2018 | 32 | Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jun 16, 2018 | 31 | Jonathan Batista | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Feb 17, 2018 | 31 | Ray Robinson | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Aug 26, 2017 | 31 |
Thomas Dulorme 27 24-2 | win | UD 10 |
22 | Apr 25, 2017 | 30 | Nelson Lara | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Feb 02, 2017 | 30 | Levan Ghvamichava | win | SD 10 |
20 | Sep 27, 2016 | 30 | Bryant Perrella | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Aug 12, 2016 | 30 |
Jamal James 28 20-0 | win | UD 10 |
18 | May 10, 2014 | 27 | Amir Imam | loss | UD 8 |
17 | Feb 28, 2014 | 27 | Emmanuel Robles | loss | SD 10 |
16 | Aug 17, 2013 | 27 | John Williams | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 27, 2013 | 26 | Adan Hernandez | win | KO 1 |
14 | Dec 07, 2012 | 26 | Cosme Rivera | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 10, 2012 | 26 | Dedrick Bell | win | KO 3 |
12 | Mar 23, 2012 | 25 | Johnny Garcia | loss | SD 8 |
11 | Jan 13, 2012 | 25 | Esteban Almaraz | win | UD 8 |
10 | Oct 29, 2011 | 25 | Rynell Griffin | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Aug 13, 2011 | 25 | Fernando Rodriguez | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 25, 2011 | 24 | Kenny Abril | win | UD 6 |
7 | Apr 16, 2011 | 24 | Carlos Garcia Hernandez | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Feb 19, 2011 | 24 | Carlos Musquez | win | UD 6 |
5 | Oct 19, 2010 | 24 | Anthony Woods | win | UD 4 |
4 | Sep 24, 2010 | 24 | Anthony Adams | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Aug 18, 2010 | 24 | Marqus Jackson | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jul 30, 2010 | 24 | DeJuan Jackson | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jul 09, 2010 | 23 | Dino Dumonjic | win | UD 4 |