Dirrell vs Uzcategui

Who won Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Andre Dirrell beat Jose Uzcategui by on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

The scorecards were announced as 77-74, 77-75, 76-76 in favor of winner Andre Dirrell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui stats

Back in May 2017, Andre Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Uzcategui made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Uzcategui had a large advantage in power over Dirrell, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Dirrell's 64%.

Andre Dirrell was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Uzcategui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dirrell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andre Dirrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Uzcategui was an orthodox fighter.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Uzcategui, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 190 compared to Uzcategui's 150.

Jose Uzcategui was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui form

Dirrell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Blake Caparello on April 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by James DeGale on May 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Agganis Arena, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Derek Edwards on December 19, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Nick Brinson on October 8, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, United States.

He had defeated Vladine Biosse on August 1, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Jose Uzcategui had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fabiano Pena on August 20, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Derrick Findley on June 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Julius Jackson on October 6, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio on February 28, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Centro De Convenciones, Rosarito, Mexico.

He had lost to Matt Korobov on June 28, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Dirrell had been fighting more than Jose Uzcategui.

Going into this contest, Andre Dirrell had last fought 1 year and 21 days ago, while Jose Uzcategui's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Uzcategui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Uzcategui start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Andre Dirrell was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Uzcategui made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.