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Okolie vs Yoka Head To Head
Lawrence Okolie would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Tony Yoka would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Yoka would have a slight advantage in power over Okolie, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.
Lawrence Okolie is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Yoka has a height advantage of 2 inches over Okolie. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Lawrence Okolie and Tony Yoka fight out of an orthodox stance.
Okolie is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months earlier than Yoka, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Yoka's 108.
Lawrence Okolie goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at heavyweight.
Okolie vs Yoka betting form
Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria. He was a 3/100 (-2500) favorite going into the fight.
Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom. He was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the fight.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley. He was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the fight.
Before that, he had won against Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland. He was a 1/3 (-290) favorite going into the fight.
He had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom. He was a 1/4 (-340) favorite going into the fight.
Yoka has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he beat Patrick Korte on December 21, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Onikan Stadium, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the ring.
Prior to that, he had beaten Arslan Yallyev on May 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paris, France.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Ryad Merhy on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI. He was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the ring.
Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on March 11, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX. He was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the ring.
He had lost to Martin Bakole on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris. He was a 21/100 (-480) favorite going into the ring.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Tony Yoka.
Lawrence Okolie last fought 6 months and 27 days ago, while Tony Yoka's last outing was 6 months and 27 days ago.
Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.
Yoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.
