Ajagba vs Kiladze

Who won Ajagba vs Kiladze?

Efe Ajagba beat Iago Kiladze by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, at Toyota Arena, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Harrison losing to Jermell Charlo for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Jhack Tepora was overcome by Oscar Escandon, and Hugo Centeno Jr was victorious over Juan Macias Montiel.

Ajagba vs Kiladze stats

Back in December 2019, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Iago Kiladze made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajagba had an advantage in power over Kiladze, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Kiladze's 69%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Ajagba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kiladze.

Both Efe Ajagba and Iago Kiladze fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 11 months later than Kiladze, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Kiladze's 145.

Ajagba vs Kiladze form

Ajagba 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 defeated Ali Eren Demirezen on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michael Wallisch on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Amir Mansour on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had won against Santino Turnbow on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Nick Jones on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Kiladze's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Kiladze start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, California, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Kiladze?

Ajagba vs Kiladze was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Kiladze?

Efe Ajagba was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Iago Kiladze made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.