Chisora vs Pulev

Who won Chisora vs Pulev?

Kubrat Pulev beat Derek Chisora by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 7th, 2016, at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 115-113 in favor of winner Kubrat Pulev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Chisora vs Pulev stats

Back in May 2016, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kubrat Pulev made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chisora had an advantage in power over Pulev, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 55%.

Derek Chisora was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Pulev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Pulev's 268.

Chisora vs Pulev form

Chisora had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andras Csomor on January 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Jakov Gospic on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Peter Erdos on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on September 26, 2015, by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Tyson Fury on November 29, 2014, by points in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.

Pulev 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 won against Maurice Harris on December 5, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against George Arias on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Wladimir Klitschko on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Altona.

Before that, he had been beaten by Wladimir Klitschko on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg.

He had defeated Ivica Perkovic on April 5, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Stadthalle, Rostock.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derek Chisora had been fighting more than Kubrat Pulev.

Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Kubrat Pulev's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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