Bivol vs Opetaia

When is Bivol vs Opetaia?

Dmitry Bivol could square off against Jai Opetaia in Early 2027 Saudi Arabia.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Bivol vs Opetaia stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jai Opetaia would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws, with 24 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a large advantage in power over Bivol, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 48%.

Dmitry Bivol is the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Opetaia has a height advantage of 3 inches over Bivol. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Dmitry Bivol fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jai Opetaia is a southpaw.

Bivol's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Opetaia's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months earlier than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 226 compared to Opetaia's 158.

Jai Opetaia is currently ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Bivol vs Opetaia form

Bivol has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Michael Eifert on May 30, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at UGMK Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had won against Artur Beterbiev on February 22, 2025, by majority decision in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Malik Zinad on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had defeated Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Opetaia remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on September 12, 2026, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their The Ring Cruiserweight and WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Brandon Glanton on March 8, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Claudio Squeo on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

He had won against David Nyika on January 8, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jai Opetaia has been fighting more than Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 22 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Opetaia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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