Vlasov vs Valera

Who won Vlasov vs Valera?

Maksim Vlasov beat Felix Valera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 25th, 2021, at Red Arena, Estosadok.

The scorecards were announced as 99-87, 100-86, 100-86 in favor of winner Maksim Vlasov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Vlasov vs Valera stats

Back in December 2021, Maksim Vlasov stepped into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Felix Valera made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valera had a large advantage in power over Vlasov, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Vlasov's 58%.

Maksim Vlasov was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Both Maksim Vlasov and Felix Valera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vlasov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Valera, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 197 more professional rounds, totaling 303 compared to Valera's 106.

Maksim Vlasov went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Vlasov vs Valera form

Maksim Vlasov had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joe Smith Jr on April 10, 2021, by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Omar Garcia on May 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Cortesia, Krasnodar, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Glowacki on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Before that, he had won against Olanrewaju Durodola on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

He had beaten Vikapita Meroro on December 21, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow.

Activity check

Vlasov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Valera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Vlasov vs Valera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Red Arena, Estosadok, Russia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Vlasov vs Valera?

Maksim Vlasov was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Felix Valera made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.