Lipinets vs Clayton

Who won Lipinets vs Clayton?

Sergey Lipinets drew with Custio Clayton by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 24th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 114-114, 115-113, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the IBF welterweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Xavier Martinez was victorious over Claudio Marrero, and Malik Hawkins lost to Subriel Matias.

Lipinets vs Clayton stats

Back in October 2020, Sergey Lipinets stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Custio Clayton made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Lipinets had a slight advantage in power over Clayton, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Clayton's 67%.

Sergey Lipinets was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Clayton had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lipinets. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Sergey Lipinets and Custio Clayton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lipinets' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Clayton's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months earlier than Clayton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Clayton's 127.

Sergey Lipinets went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at welterweight.

Custio Clayton was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 4 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Lipinets vs Clayton form

Lipinets had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jayar Inson on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Lamont Peterson on March 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Erick Bone on August 4, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mikey Garcia on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

He had defeated Akihiro Kondo on November 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Clayton had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Diego Ramirez on January 28, 2020, by knockout in the 8th round at The Danforth Music Hall, Ontario, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Johan Perez on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Scotiabank Convention Centre, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had defeated DeMarcus Corley on March 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Mattamy Events Center, Ontario.

Before that, he had beaten Stephen Danyo on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

He had won against Gabriel Angel Ledesma on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Place Bell, Quebec.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Custio Clayton had been fighting more than Sergey Lipinets.

Going into this contest, Sergey Lipinets had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 4 days ago, while Custio Clayton's last outing had been 8 months and 26 days ago.

Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Clayton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Lipinets vs Clayton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lipinets vs Clayton?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Lipinets vs Clayton?

Sergey Lipinets was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Custio Clayton made his way into the ring at 47/25 (+190) with oddsmakers.