Wlodarczyk vs Durodola

Who won Wlodarczyk vs Durodola?

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beat Olanrewaju Durodola by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Wlodarczyk vs Durodola stats

Back in June 2018, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk stepped into the ring with a record of 54 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Olanrewaju Durodola made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Durodola had a large advantage in power over Wlodarczyk, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Wlodarczyk's 70%.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk was the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Durodola had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wlodarczyk. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and Olanrewaju Durodola fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wlodarczyk was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 11 years earlier than Durodola, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 259 more professional rounds, totaling 433 compared to Durodola's 174.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Olanrewaju Durodola was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Wlodarczyk vs Durodola form

Wlodarczyk had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Murat Gassiev on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kai Kurzawa on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Poland, Szczecin.

Before that, he had beaten Valery Brudov on March 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hala Sportowa Zeromskiego 9, Sosnowiec, Poland.

He had been beaten by Grigory Drozd on September 27, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Olanrewaju Durodola had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Maksim Vlasov on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Prior to that, he had lost to Dmitry Kudryashov on June 3, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Sports Palace, Rostov-na-Donu.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had defeated Dmitry Kudryashov on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

He had lost to Thabiso Mchunu on January 24, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts International, Atlantic City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk had been fighting more than Olanrewaju Durodola.

Going into this contest, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Olanrewaju Durodola's last outing had been 3 months and 30 days ago.

Wlodarczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Durodola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wlodarczyk vs Durodola start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow, Poland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wlodarczyk vs Durodola?

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Olanrewaju Durodola made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.