Chudinov vs Mohammedi

Who won Chudinov vs Mohammedi?

Fedor Chudinov beat Nadjib Mohammedi by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 21st, 2018, at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Fedor Chudinov.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Murat Gassiev losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Mairis Briedis defeated Brandon Deslaurier.

Chudinov vs Mohammedi stats

Back in July 2018, Fedor Chudinov stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nadjib Mohammedi made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chudinov had an advantage in power over Mohammedi, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Mohammedi's 58%.

Fedor Chudinov was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Mohammedi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chudinov. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Fedor Chudinov and Nadjib Mohammedi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chudinov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 3 months later than Mohammedi, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 146 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Mohammedi's 335.

Fedor Chudinov went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Nadjib Mohammedi was ranked number 13 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Chudinov vs Mohammedi form

Fedor Chudinov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ryan Ford on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena, Kemerovo, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by George Groves on May 27, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Felix Sturm on February 20, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Frank Buglioni on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Felix Sturm on May 9, 2015, by split decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany.

Activity check

Chudinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Mohammedi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Chudinov vs Mohammedi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Chudinov vs Mohammedi?

Chudinov vs Mohammedi was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Chudinov vs Mohammedi?

Fedor Chudinov was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Nadjib Mohammedi made his way into the ring at 177/100 (+180) with oddsmakers.