Yoka vs Duhaupas

Who won Yoka vs Duhaupas?

Tony Yoka beat Johann Duhaupas by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, September 25th, 2020, at Paris, Paris.

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

Yoka vs Duhaupas stats

Back in September 2020, Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Johann Duhaupas made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yoka had an advantage in power over Duhaupas, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Duhaupas' 66%.

Tony Yoka was the younger man by 11 years, at 28 years old.

Yoka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Duhaupas. Despite this, Duhaupas had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Yoka and Johann Duhaupas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 13 years and 3 months later than Duhaupas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 145 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Duhaupas' 226.

Tony Yoka went into the fight ranked number 11 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Yoka vs Duhaupas form

Tony Yoka had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Michael Wallisch on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alexander Dimitrenko on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Azur Arena, Alpes-Maritimes.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dave Allen on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

Before that, he had won against Cyril Leonet on April 7, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

He had beaten Ali Baghouz on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at La Seine Musicale, Hauts-de-Seine.

Duhaupas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robert Helenius on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on February 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Gymnase du Lycee Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on September 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, United States.

He had defeated Manuel Charr on April 10, 2015, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Yoka had been fighting more than Johann Duhaupas.

Going into this contest, Tony Yoka had last fought 11 months and 28 days ago, while Johann Duhaupas' last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 28 days ago.

Yoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Duhaupas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yoka vs Duhaupas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Paris, Paris, France, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yoka vs Duhaupas?

Tony Yoka was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Johann Duhaupas made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.