Bivol vs Salamov

Who won Bivol vs Salamov?

Dmitry Bivol beat Umar Salamov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-109, 118-110 in favor of winner Dmitry Bivol.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Rakhimov vs Muzaffarov.

Bivol vs Salamov stats

Back in December 2021, Dmitry Bivol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Umar Salamov made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Salamov had an advantage in power over Bivol, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 61%.

Dmitry Bivol was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Salamov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bivol. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Dmitry Bivol and Umar Salamov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months later than Salamov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Salamov's 176.

Umar Salamov was ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 3 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Salamov form

Dmitry Bivol had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Craig Richards on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lenin Castillo on October 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joe Smith Jr on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Jean Pascal on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

He had defeated Isaac Chilemba on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Salamov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Bivol vs Salamov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:45 PM UTC at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 2:45 PM EST or 11:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:45 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Bivol vs Salamov?

The DAZN show began at 11:45 AM EST / 8:45 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 4:45 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Bivol vs Salamov?

Dmitry Bivol was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Umar Salamov made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.