Gevor vs Wlodarczyk

Who won Gevor vs Wlodarczyk?

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beat Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Gevor vs Wlodarczyk stats

Back in May 2017, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk made his way to the ring with a record of 52 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 37 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wlodarczyk had a large advantage in power over Mikaelian, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Mikaelian's 45%.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Mikaelian had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wlodarczyk. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mikaelian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years and 11 months later than Wlodarczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 236 fewer professional rounds, totaling 197 compared to Wlodarczyk's 433.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Gevor vs Wlodarczyk form

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Stephen Simmons on October 14, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Cristian Javier Medina on May 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Valery Brudov on January 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Alejandro Sanabria on September 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden.

He had defeated Lukasz Rusiewicz on July 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kai Kurzawa on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Poland, Szczecin.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni on December 6, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

He had beaten Rakhim Chakhkiev on June 21, 2013, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had been fighting more than Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

Going into this contest, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Krzysztof Wlodarczyk's last outing had been 11 months and 22 days ago.

Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Wlodarczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gevor vs Wlodarczyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gevor vs Wlodarczyk?

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was a 14/5 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Krzysztof Wlodarczyk made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.