Oubaali vs Villanueva

Who won Oubaali vs Villanueva?

Nordine Oubaali beat Arthur Villanueva by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 6th July 2019 at Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan (Astana).

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Nordine Oubaali.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Zhankhozh Turarov was victorious over Mauro Maximiliano Godoy and David Oliver Joyce beat Breilor Teran.

Oubaali vs Villanueva stats

Back in July 2019, Nordine Oubaali stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Arthur Villanueva made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Oubaali had advantage in power over Villanueva, with a 73% knock out percentage over Villanueva's 56%.

Nordine Oubaali was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Villanueva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oubaali. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Nordine Oubaali & Arthur Villanueva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Oubaali was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 3 months later than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 176 less professional rounds, 98 to Villanueva's 274.

Arthur Villanueva was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Oubaali vs Villanueva form

Oubaali had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Rau’shee Warren on 19th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Luis Melendez on 7th April 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alejandro Hernandez on 2nd June 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Before that, he had beat Julio Cesar Miranda on 17th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 12th round at Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Seine-Saint-Denis.

He had defeated Iran Diaz on 27th May 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Cirque d'Hiver, Paris.

Activity check

Oubaali's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Villanueva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Oubaali vs Villanueva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 PM UTC at Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan, which was 12:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Oubaali vs Villanueva?

Oubaali vs Villanueva was broadcast on YouTube UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Oubaali vs Villanueva?

Nordine Oubaali was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Arthur Villanueva made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.