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 (HOFer), Omar Figueroa Jr., Abel Ramos, Thomas Dulorme, and Jamal James. For a top-10 list of Ugás' best performances, 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 |
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33 | Sep 30, 2023 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 16, 2022 | 35 | ![]() | loss | RTD 10 |
31 | Aug 21, 2021 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | Sep 06, 2020 | 34 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
29 | Feb 01, 2020 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
28 | Jul 20, 2019 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
27 | Mar 09, 2019 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
26 | Sep 08, 2018 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jun 16, 2018 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Feb 17, 2018 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Aug 26, 2017 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
22 | Apr 25, 2017 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Feb 02, 2017 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
20 | Sep 27, 2016 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Aug 12, 2016 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | May 10, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 8 |
17 | Feb 28, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
16 | Aug 17, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 27, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | Dec 07, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 10, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
12 | Mar 23, 2012 | 25 | ![]() | loss | SD 8 |
11 | Jan 13, 2012 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
10 | Oct 29, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Aug 13, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 25, 2011 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Apr 16, 2011 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Feb 19, 2011 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
5 | Oct 19, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Sep 24, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Aug 18, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jul 30, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jul 09, 2010 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |