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The contest would be a final eliminator for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

Wilder vs Ruiz Jr Head To Head

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 42 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andy Ruiz Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a massive power advantage over Ruiz Jr, boasting a 98% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 5 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Ruiz Jr's, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 months earlier than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Ruiz Jr's 187.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Wilder vs Ruiz Jr betting form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Zhilei Zhang on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. He was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States. He was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest.

Before that, he had lost to Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

He had been beaten by Tyson Fury on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. He was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest.

Ruiz Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Luis Ortiz on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States. He was a 33/100 (-300) favorite going into the fight.

Prior to that, he had won against Chris Arreola on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the fight.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. He was a 47/25 (+190) underdog going into the fight.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Joshua on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States. He was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the fight.

He had defeated Alexander Dimitrenko on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the fight.

Who's been more active?

If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Deontay Wilder has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Deontay Wilder last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 2 years, 4 months and 18 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 11 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.