Viloria vs Dalakian

Who won Viloria vs Dalakian?

Artem Dalakian beat Brian Viloria by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 118-109, 118-109 in favor of winner Artem Dalakian.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBA flyweight championship of the world.

Viloria vs Dalakian stats

Back in February 2018, Brian Viloria stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws.

Artem Dalakian made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws.

Brian Viloria was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Dalakian had a height advantage of 1 inch over Viloria. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Brian Viloria and Artem Dalakian fought out of an orthodox stance.

Viloria was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 10 years and 3 months earlier than Dalakian, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 189 more professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Dalakian's 156.

Brian Viloria went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at flyweight.

Artem Dalakian was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Viloria vs Dalakian form

Brian Viloria had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Miguel Cartagena on September 9, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Omar Soto on July 25, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Florentine Gardens, Hollywood.

Before that, he had won against Armando Vazquez on December 6, 2014, by knockout in the 4th round at Civic Auditorium, Glendale.

He had beaten Jose Alfredo Zuniga on July 19, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Viloria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Dalakian's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Viloria vs Dalakian start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Viloria vs Dalakian?

Viloria vs Dalakian was broadcast on HBO in the US.

What were the odds on Viloria vs Dalakian?

Brian Viloria was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Artem Dalakian made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.