Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko

Who won Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko?

Daniel Jacobs beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Daniel Jacobs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

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

The undercard featured the clash of Machado vs Evans for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship.

Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko stats

Back in October 2018, Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Jacobs had a slight advantage in power over Derevyanchenko, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Derevyanchenko's 83%.

Daniel Jacobs was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Jacobs had a height advantage of 3 inches over Derevyanchenko. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jacobs was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Derevyanchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Derevyanchenko's 157.

Daniel Jacobs went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at middleweight.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Maciej Sulecki on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Arias on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Sergio Mora on September 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

He had won against Peter Quillin on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Tureano Johnson on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sam Soliman on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Guy on March 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

Before that, he had won against Jessie Nicklow on November 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Elvin Ayala on August 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Jacobs had been fighting more than Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Going into this contest, Daniel Jacobs had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 2 days ago.

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko?

Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko?

Daniel Jacobs was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.