"It was a tough competitive fight tonight," Mayweather said. "I stayed in there. I wanted to stand and fight."
Mayweather, who was an 11-1 favourite heading into the fight, received scores of 117-111 and 116-112. The third judge scored it 114-114.
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Argentina's hard-punching Maidana, who was making the first defence of his title, suffered the fourth loss of his career to go with 35 victories.
Maidana was upset with the way the fight was scored, saying he was "robbed" of the decision.
"I definitely think I won," Maidana said. "He didn't fight like a man.
"He did dominate some rounds, but I dominated more of them."
Most of Mayweather's recent fights have been boring tactical affairs, but Maidana's relentless pursuit of the unbeaten champion and willingness to go toe-to-toe made for an exciting bout.
Many in the crowd also thought Maidana had done enough to win the fight and his supporters in the arena booed the decision then tried to drown out Mayweather's post-fight interview.
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