Chudinov vs Chilemba

Who won Chudinov vs Chilemba?

Fedor Chudinov drew with Isaac Chilemba by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 95-95, 97-94, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Chudinov vs Chilemba stats

Back in February 2021, Fedor Chudinov stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isaac Chilemba made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chudinov had a large advantage in power over Chilemba, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Chilemba's 40%.

Fedor Chudinov was the same age as Isaac Chilemba, at 34 years old.

Chilemba had a height advantage of 4 inches over Chudinov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Fedor Chudinov and Isaac Chilemba fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chudinov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 8 months later than Chilemba, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Chilemba's 266.

Fedor Chudinov went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 9 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Chudinov vs Chilemba form

Chudinov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hassan N’Dam on December 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manezh, Vladikavkaz, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on July 22, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round at Red Square, Moscow.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Bejaran on May 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kazan.

Before that, he had won against Nadjib Mohammedi on July 21, 2018, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow.

He had beaten Ryan Ford on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena, Kemerovo, Russia.

Isaac Chilemba had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Blake Caparello on March 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Gvozdyk on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Sergey Kovalev on July 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on November 28, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fedor Chudinov had been fighting more than Isaac Chilemba.

Going into this contest, Fedor Chudinov had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 7 days ago, while Isaac Chilemba's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 16 days ago.

Chudinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Chilemba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Chudinov vs Chilemba start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:05 PM UTC at Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia, which was 5:05 PM EST or 2:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:05 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Chudinov vs Chilemba?

Fedor Chudinov was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Isaac Chilemba made his way into the ring at 301/100 (+300) with oddsmakers.