Gevor vs Wlodarczyk

Who won Gevor vs Wlodarczyk?

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beat Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 20th May 2017 at Poland HWS Arena in Poznan.

The scorecards were announced as 112-116, 114-115, 115-113 in favor of winner Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

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).

Gevor vs Wlodarczyk stats

Back in May 2017, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk made his way to the ring with a record of 52 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 37 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Wlodarczyk had a large advantage in power over Mikaelian, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Mikaelian's 45%.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Mikaelian had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wlodarczyk. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian & Krzysztof Wlodarczyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mikaelian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 year and 11 months later than Wlodarczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 236 less professional rounds, 197 to Wlodarczyk's 433.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Gevor vs Wlodarczyk form

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Stephen Simmons on 14th October 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Previous to that, he had beat Cristian Javier Medina on 7th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Valery Brudov on 9th January 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

Before that, he had beat Daniel Alejandro Sanabria on 5th September 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden.

He had defeated Lukasz Rusiewicz on 18th July 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kai Kurzawa on 28th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Poland, Szczecin.

Previous to that, he had won against Valery Brudov on 4th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hala Sportowa Zeromskiego 9, Sosnowiec, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Grigory Drozd on 27th September 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni on 6th December 2013 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

He had beat Rakhim Chakhkiev on 21st June 2013 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had been fighting more than Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

Going to this contest, Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Krzysztof Wlodarczyk's last outing had been 11 months and 22 days ago.

Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Wlodarczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gevor vs Wlodarczyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gevor vs Wlodarczyk?

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was a 14/5 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Krzysztof Wlodarczyk made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.