Mayweather vs Deji

Who won Mayweather vs Deji?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Deji by knockout in the 6th round on Sunday 13th November 2022 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Persoon vs Kerwat.

Mayweather vs Deji stats

Back in November 2022, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 50 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Deji made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Mayweather Jr had a massive power advantage over Olatunji, boosting at 54% knock out percentage over Olatunji's 0%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 20 years, at 46 years old.

Olatunji had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mayweather Jr.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr & Deji fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 50 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 27 year and 6 months later than Olatunji, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 391 more professional rounds, 397 to Olatunji's 6.

Mayweather vs Deji form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Mikuru Asakura on 24th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Don Moore on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beat Logan Paul on 6th June 2021 by knockout in the 8th round at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, United States.

Before that, he had beat Tenshin Nasukawa on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama City.

He had won against Conor McGregor on 26th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather vs Deji start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Mayweather vs Deji?

The DAZN PPV show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Mayweather vs Deji?

Floyd Mayweather Jr was a 1/33 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Deji made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.