Wilder vs Opetaia

When is Wilder vs Opetaia?

Deontay Wilder could face the challenge of Jai Opetaia in Friday 11th December 2026 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Wilder vs Opetaia stats

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws, with 24 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have an advantage in power over Opetaia, with a 96% knockout percentage compared to Opetaia's 77%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 4 inches over Opetaia. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Deontay Wilder fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jai Opetaia is a southpaw.

Wilder is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Opetaia's 158.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wilder vs Opetaia form

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

In his last fight, he won against Derek Chisora on April 4, 2026, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had beaten Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight final eliminator fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on September 12, 2026, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their The Ring Cruiserweight and WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brandon Glanton on March 8, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Claudio Squeo on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

He had beaten David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Deontay Wilder last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 27 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Wilder vs Opetaia?

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