According to the official punching stats, Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) threw punches more often, but Saul Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) was more accurate and his punches seemed to have more power. Canelo took the IBF belt from the American, the only trophy he lacked to fully unify the supermiddleweight division and become the undisputed champion.
At the time the fight was stopped, Steve Weisfeld scored the fight 98-92 in favor of Alvarez. Dave Moretti's card was 97-93. Patricia Morse Jarman had the Mexican star winning by 96-94.
Direct front hand punches (jabs):
Canelo 15/110 (13.6%) - Plant 42/232 (18.1%)
Power punches:
Canelo 102/251 (40.6%) - Plant 59/209 (28.2%)
Total punching stats:
Canelo 117/361 (32.4%) - Plant 101/441 (22.9%)
(of which body punches: Canelo 53, Plant 13)