Wach vs Johnson

Who won Wach vs Johnson?

Mariusz Wach beat Kevin Johnson by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 12th, 2020, at Palac w Konarach, Konary.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 97-93 in favor of winner Mariusz Wach.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Wach vs Johnson stats

Back in June 2020, Mariusz Wach stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 16 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wach had a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 53%.

Mariusz Wach was the same age as Kevin Johnson, at 40 years old.

Wach had a height advantage of 5 inches over Johnson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Mariusz Wach and Kevin Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wach was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 2 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Johnson's 360.

Wach vs Johnson form

Mariusz Wach had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Martin Bakole on April 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Spodek, Katowice, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Artur Szpilka on November 10, 2018, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Arena Gliwice, Gliwice.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jarrell Miller on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

He had defeated Erkan Teper on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Johnson had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Martin Bakole on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Nathan Gorman on March 23, 2019, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Filip Hrgovic on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Before that, he had lost to Daniel Dubois on October 6, 2018, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr on July 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Johnson had been fighting more than Mariusz Wach.

Going into this contest, Mariusz Wach had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Kevin Johnson's last outing had been 7 months and 24 days ago.

Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wach vs Johnson?

Mariusz Wach was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Johnson made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.