Who won Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul?
Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, November 15th, 2024, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 80-72, 79-73 in favor of winner Jake Paul.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Also on the undercard Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano, Mario Barrios defeated Abel Ramos for the WBC World Welterweight belt, Bruce Carrington was victorious over Dana Coolwell, and Shadasia Green beat Melinda Watpool.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul stats
Mike Tyson stepped into the ring with a record of 50 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 44 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jake Paul made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Tyson had an advantage in power over Paul, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Paul's 70%.
Mike Tyson was the older man by 31 years, at 58 years old.
Paul had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tyson. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fought out of an orthodox stance.
Tyson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 45 more fights, and made his debut in 1985, 34 years and 10 months earlier than Paul, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 163 more professional rounds, totaling 223 compared to Paul's 60.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul form
Mike Tyson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Roy Jones Jr on November 28, 2020, by split draw in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005, by split draw in the 6th round at MCI Center, District of Columbia.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Danny Williams on July 30, 2004, by knockout in the 4th round at Freedom Hall State Fairground, Kentucky.
Before that, he had defeated Clifford Etienne on February 22, 2003, by knockout in the 1st round at The Pyramid, Tennessee.
He had been beaten by Lennox Lewis on June 8, 2002, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at The Pyramid, Tennessee.
Paul 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 Mike Perry on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Ryan Bourland on March 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Going into that contest, he had won against Andre August on December 15, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Nate Diaz on August 5, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
He had lost to Tommy Fury on February 26, 2023, by split decision in their 8 round contest at Diriyah Arena,, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jake Paul had been fighting more than Mike Tyson.
Going into this contest, Mike Tyson had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 18 days ago, while Jake Paul's last outing had been 3 months and 26 days ago.
Tyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 22 years, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 years, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
Paul's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.
What time did Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul?
The Netflix show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Netflix UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul?
Mike Tyson was a 15/8 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Jake Paul made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.
Paul Knockout in 4 rounds
Tyson to knockout Paul in 3 rounds