Briedis vs Venter

Who won Briedis vs Venter?

Mairis Briedis beat Danie Venter by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Sunday 21st February 2016 at Arena Riga in Riga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).

Briedis vs Venter stats

Back in February 2016, Mairis Briedis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Danie Venter made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Briedis had a slight advantage in power over Venter, with a 83% knock out percentage over Venter's 75%.

Mairis Briedis was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Venter had a height advantage of 3 inches over Briedis.

Both Mairis Briedis & Danie Venter fought out of an orthodox stance.

Briedis was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 year and 7 months later than Venter, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 167 to Venter's 121.

Activity check

Briedis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Briedis vs Venter?

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