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Buatsi vs Yarde Head To Head
Joshua Buatsi would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Anthony Yarde would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Yarde would have a large advantage in power over Buatsi, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Buatsi's 68%.
Joshua Buatsi is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Buatsi has a height advantage of 2 inches over Yarde. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.
Buatsi is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 1 month later than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Yarde's 113.
Joshua Buatsi goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at light heavyweight.
Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 175lb division.
Buatsi vs Yarde betting form
Buatsi remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Willy Hutchinson on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom. He was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the fight.
Prior to that, he had defeated Dan Azeez on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London. He was a 2/7 (-400) favorite going into the fight.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham. He was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the fight.
Before that, he had won against Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London. He was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the fight.
He had beaten Ricards Bolotniks on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Yarde has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Ralfs Vilcans on October 19, 2024, by points in the 10th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom. He was a 1/25 (-3300) favorite going into the ring.
Prior to that, he had defeated Marko Nikolic on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick. He was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the ring.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jorge Silva on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.
Before that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley. He was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the ring.
He had defeated Stefani Koykov on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford. He was a 1/80 (-10000) favorite going into the ring.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Anthony Yarde has been fighting more than Joshua Buatsi.
Joshua Buatsi last fought 4 months and 1 day ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 3 months and 3 days ago.
Buatsi's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.
Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.
