Hrgovic vs Johnson

Who won Hrgovic vs Johnson?

Filip Hrgovic beat Kevin Johnson by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71 in favor of winner Filip Hrgovic.

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

Hrgovic vs Johnson stats

Back in December 2018, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hrgovic had a massive power advantage over Johnson, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 52%.

Filip Hrgovic was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 3 inches over Johnson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Kevin Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 39 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 14 years and 7 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 278 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Johnson's 360.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Hrgovic vs Johnson form

Hrgovic had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Amir Mansour on September 8, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Filiberto Tovar on July 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Postpalast, Bayern, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sean Turner on February 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Bayern.

Before that, he had won against Tom Little on January 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

He had beaten Pavel Sour on October 27, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport and Congress Center, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Activity check

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Johnson?

Filip Hrgovic was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Johnson made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.