Jennings vs Muralimov

Who won Jennings vs Muralimov?

Bryant Jennings beat Akhror Muralimov by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, February 16th, 2018, at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Grand Theatre, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Jennings vs Muralimov stats

Back in February 2018, Bryant Jennings stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Akhror Muralimov made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Muralimov had a large advantage in power over Jennings, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Jennings' 57%.

Bryant Jennings was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Jennings had a height advantage of 3 inches over Muralimov. That also extended to a 13-inch reach advantage.

Both Bryant Jennings and Akhror Muralimov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jennings was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 13 days later than Muralimov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 113 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Muralimov's 59.

Jennings vs Muralimov form

Bryant Jennings had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Don Haynesworth on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Daniel Martz on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had lost to Wladimir Klitschko on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Wladimir Klitschko on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Jennings' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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