Bivol vs Opetaia

When is Bivol vs Opetaia?

Dmitry Bivol could square off against Jai Opetaia in Early 2026 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).

Opetaia would be making his 6th defense of the The Ring Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in July 2022. He has held this belt for 3 years and 12 days.

He would be making his 4th defense of the IBF World Cruiserweight Championship. He won this belt against Mairis Briedis in May 2024. He has held this title for 1 year, 1 month and 27 days.

Bivol vs Opetaia stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with a record of 24 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 28 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Opetaia would have a large advantage in power over Bivol, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 50%.

Dmitry Bivol is the older man by 4 years, at 34 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 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months earlier than Opetaia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Opetaia's 129.

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 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

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

He had defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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, Australia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jack Massey on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Mairis Briedis on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had won against Ellis Zorro on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Activity check

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

Dmitry Bivol last fought 10 months and 27 days ago, while Jai Opetaia's last outing was 7 months and 10 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 22 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 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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