Gassiev vs Yoka

When is Gassiev vs Yoka?

Murat Gassiev could take on Tony Yoka in Autumn/Fall 2026 at VTB Arena, Moscow.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

The contest would be for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Gassiev would be defending his WBA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kubrat Pulev in December 2025. He has held this belt for 6 months and 27 days.

Gassiev vs Yoka stats

Murat Gassiev would step into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tony Yoka would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Yoka would have a slight advantage in power over Gassiev, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Gassiev's 79%.

Murat Gassiev is the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Yoka has a height advantage of 3 inches over Gassiev. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Murat Gassiev and Tony Yoka fight out of an orthodox stance.

Gassiev is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Yoka, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 61 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Yoka's 108.

Murat Gassiev goes into the fight ranked number 9 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Tony Yoka is currently ranked number 14 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Gassiev vs Yoka form

Murat Gassiev has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Kubrat Pulev on December 12, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kem Ljungquist on October 26, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Otto Wallin on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Balogun on March 3, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

He had won against Carlouse Welch on August 26, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Belgrade, Serbia.

Yoka has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Patrick Korte on December 21, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Onikan Stadium, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had beaten Arslan Yallyev on May 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ryad Merhy on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on March 11, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX.

He had lost to Martin Bakole on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Murat Gassiev has been fighting more than Tony Yoka.

Murat Gassiev last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Tony Yoka's last outing was 6 months and 17 days ago.

Gassiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Yoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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