Dirrell vs Uzcategui

Who won Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Andre Dirrell beat Jose Uzcategui by on Saturday 20th May 2017 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill.

The scorecards were announced as 74-77, 75-77, 76-76 in favor of winner Andre Dirrell.

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 contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui stats

Back in May 2017, Andre Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jose Uzcategui made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Uzcategui had a large advantage in power over Dirrell, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Dirrell's 64%.

Andre Dirrell was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Uzcategui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dirrell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andre Dirrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Uzcategui was an orthodox fighter.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Uzcategui, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 190 to Uzcategui's 150.

Jose Uzcategui was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui form

Dirrell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Blake Caparello on 29th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by James DeGale on 23rd May 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Agganis Arena, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Derek Edwards on 19th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had beat Nick Brinson on 8th October 2014 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, United States.

He had defeated Vladine Biosse on 1st August 2014 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Jose Uzcategui had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fabiano Pena on 20th August 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had won against Derrick Findley on 18th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Julius Jackson on 6th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had beat Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio on 28th February 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at Centro De Convenciones, Rosarito, Mexico.

He had lost to Matt Korobov on 28th June 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andre Dirrell had been fighting more than Jose Uzcategui.

Going to this contest, Andre Dirrell had last fought 1 year and 21 days ago, while Jose Uzcategui's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Uzcategui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Uzcategui start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Andre Dirrell was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Uzcategui made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.