Dorticos vs Masternak

Who won Dorticos vs Masternak?

Yuniel Dorticos beat Mateusz Masternak by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, at CFE Arena, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Yuniel Dorticos.

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).

This was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emmanuel Rodriguez's and Jason Moloney's clash for the IBF World Bantamweight championship.

Dorticos vs Masternak stats

Back in October 2018, Yuniel Dorticos stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mateusz Masternak made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dorticos had a large advantage in power over Masternak, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Masternak's 68%.

Yuniel Dorticos was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Dorticos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Masternak. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuniel Dorticos and Mateusz Masternak fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dorticos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 2 months later than Masternak, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 262 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Masternak's 374.

Yuniel Dorticos went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Mateusz Masternak was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Dorticos vs Masternak form

Yuniel Dorticos had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Murat Gassiev on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dmitry Kudryashov on September 23, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Youri Kayembre Kalenga on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, France.

Before that, he had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.

He had defeated Fulgencio Zuniga on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ring of Dreams Boxing Gym, Winston-Salem, United States.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Youri Kayembre Kalenga on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hala Sportowa, ul. Zuzlowa 4, Czestochowa, Poland.

Prior to that, he had won against Stivens Bujaj on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ismayl Sillah on June 24, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ergo Arena, Plac Dwóch Miast 1, 80-344 Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland.

Before that, he had beaten Alexander Kubich on March 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hala Osrodka Sportu i Rekreacji, ul. Strumykowa 1, Dzierzoniow.

He had won against Eric Fields on April 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tauron Arena, Krakow.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mateusz Masternak had been fighting more than Yuniel Dorticos.

Going into this contest, Yuniel Dorticos had last fought 8 months and 17 days ago, while Mateusz Masternak's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Dorticos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Masternak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Dorticos vs Masternak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at CFE Arena, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dorticos vs Masternak?

Dorticos vs Masternak was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Dorticos vs Masternak?

Yuniel Dorticos was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Mateusz Masternak made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.