Wilder vs Fury

Who won Wilder vs Fury?

Deontay Wilder drew with Tyson Fury by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at Staples Center, LA.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 114-110, 113-113, meaning it was a split decision.

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

This contest was for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Jarrett Hurd beat Jason Welborn for the IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship, Luis Ortiz defeated Travis Kauffman, and Joe Joyce was victorious over Joe Hanks.

Wilder vs Fury stats

Back in December 2018, Deontay Wilder stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 40 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 39 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tyson Fury made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Wilder had a large advantage in power over Fury, boasting a 98% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 70%.

Deontay Wilder was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wilder. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Fury's, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 21 days earlier than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Fury's 242.

Tyson Fury was ranked number 3 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Wilder vs Fury form

Deontay Wilder had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Luis Ortiz on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Bermane Stiverne on November 4, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gerald Washington on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Chris Arreola on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Artur Szpilka on January 16, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Fury had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Francesco Pianeta on August 18, 2018, by points in the 10th round at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sefer Seferi on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Wladimir Klitschko on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Christian Hammer on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Derek Chisora on November 29, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Deontay Wilder had been fighting more than Tyson Fury.

Going into this contest, Deontay Wilder had last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wilder vs Fury start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Wilder vs Fury?

Wilder vs Fury was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Wilder vs Fury?

Deontay Wilder was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Tyson Fury made his way into the ring at 67/100 (-150) with oddsmakers.