Jennings vs Dimitrenko

Who won Jennings vs Dimitrenko?

Bryant Jennings beat Alexander Dimitrenko by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

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

The undercard featured the clash of Hart vs Gavronski.

Jennings vs Dimitrenko stats

Back in August 2018, Bryant Jennings stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Dimitrenko made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dimitrenko had a slight advantage in power over Jennings, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Jennings' 57%.

Bryant Jennings was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Dimitrenko had a height advantage of 4 inches over Jennings. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Bryant Jennings and Alexander Dimitrenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jennings was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 2 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Dimitrenko's 252.

Bryant Jennings went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 8 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Alexander Dimitrenko was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Jennings vs Dimitrenko form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Joey Dawejko on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Akhror Muralimov on February 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Grand Theatre, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Don Haynesworth on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Martz on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska.

He had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Dimitrenko 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 beaten Adrian Granat on March 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Baltiska Hallen, Malmo, Sweden.

Prior to that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Drazan Janjanin on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bavaria Filmgelaende, Munich, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Milos Dovedan on October 24, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Schulsporthalle, Munich.

He had won against Zoltan Csala on July 11, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at GETEC Arena, Magdeburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bryant Jennings had been fighting more than Alexander Dimitrenko.

Going into this contest, Bryant Jennings had last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Alexander Dimitrenko's last outing had been 1 year and 5 months ago.

Jennings' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Dimitrenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Jennings vs Dimitrenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Jennings vs Dimitrenko?

Jennings vs Dimitrenko was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Jennings vs Dimitrenko?

Bryant Jennings was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Alexander Dimitrenko made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.