Jacobs vs Ryder

Who won Jacobs vs Ryder?

John Ryder beat Daniel Jacobs by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 12th, 2022, at Alexandra Palace, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner John Ryder.

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).

Also on the undercard Felix Cash was victorious over Magomed Madiev, and Hopey Price beat Ricardo Roman.

Jacobs vs Ryder stats

Back in February 2022, Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Ryder made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jacobs had a large advantage in power over Ryder, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Ryder's 57%.

Daniel Jacobs was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Jacobs had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ryder. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Daniel Jacobs fought out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder was a southpaw.

Jacobs was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Ryder's 254.

Daniel Jacobs went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super middleweight.

John Ryder was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Jacobs vs Ryder form

Jacobs had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gabriel Rosado on November 27, 2020, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on December 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

He had defeated Maciej Sulecki on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Ryder had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mike Guy on December 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Callum Smith on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bilal Akkawy on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Andrey Sirotkin on October 27, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Jamie Cox on May 5, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, John Ryder had been fighting more than Daniel Jacobs.

Going into this contest, Daniel Jacobs had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 16 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 25 days ago.

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Ryder start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Ryder?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Ryder?

Daniel Jacobs was a 29/50 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while John Ryder made his way into the ring at 39/25 (+160) with oddsmakers.