Kabayel vs Johnson

Who won Kabayel vs Johnson?

Agit Kabayel beat Kevin Johnson by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 5th, 2021, at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

The scorecards were announced as 118-111, 118-111, 119-110 in favor of winner Agit Kabayel.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Kabayel vs Johnson stats

Back in June 2021, Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 17 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kabayel had an advantage in power over Johnson, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 54%.

Agit Kabayel was the younger man by 13 years, at 29 years old.

Johnson had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Kevin Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 33 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 4 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 235 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Johnson's 360.

Kabayel vs Johnson form

Kabayel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Evgenios Lazaridis on July 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miljan Rovcanin on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin.

Before that, he had won against Derek Chisora on November 4, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had beaten Herve Hubeaux on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Kevin Johnson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yoan Pablo Hernandez on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mariusz Wach on June 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palac w Konarach, Konary, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nathan Gorman on March 23, 2019, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

He had lost to Filip Hrgovic on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Johnson had been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Going into this contest, Agit Kabayel had last fought 10 months and 18 days ago, while Kevin Johnson's last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Kabayel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Kabayel vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kabayel vs Johnson?

Agit Kabayel was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Johnson made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.