Brant vs Kopylenko

Who won Brant vs Kopylenko?

Rob Brant beat Vitalii Kopylenko by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Rob Brant.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Eleider Alvarez's and Joe Smith Jr's clash.

Brant vs Kopylenko stats

Back in August 2020, Rob Brant stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vitalii Kopylenko made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Brant had an advantage in power over Kopylenko, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Kopylenko's 57%.

Rob Brant was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Both Rob Brant and Vitalii Kopylenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Brant was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months later than Kopylenko, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Kopylenko's 149.

Brant vs Kopylenko form

Brant had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryota Murata on July 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Khasan Baysangurov on February 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Grand Casino, Minnesota, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryota Murata on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Juergen Braehmer on October 27, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sport and Congress Center, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

He had won against Alexis Hloros on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino, Hinckley, United States.

Activity check

Brant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Brant vs Kopylenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Brant vs Kopylenko?

Brant vs Kopylenko was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Brant vs Kopylenko?

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