Gassiev vs Wallin

Who won Gassiev vs Wallin?

Otto Wallin beat Murat Gassiev by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Otto Wallin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Keles vs Baysangurov.

Gassiev vs Wallin stats

Back in September 2023, Murat Gassiev stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Otto Wallin made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Murat Gassiev was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Wallin had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gassiev. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Murat Gassiev fought out of the orthodox stance, while Otto Wallin was a southpaw.

Gassiev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Wallin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Wallin's 175.

Murat Gassiev went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Otto Wallin was ranked number 14 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Gassiev vs Wallin form

Murat Gassiev had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Mike Balogun on March 3, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carlouse Welch on August 26, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Belgrade, Serbia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Wallisch on July 22, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had beaten Nuri Seferi on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at WOW Arena, Krasnaya Polyana.

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow.

Wallin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Helaman Olguin on January 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rydell Booker on May 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on February 5, 2022, by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Dominic Breazeale on February 20, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

He had beaten Travis Kauffman on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Otto Wallin had been fighting more than Murat Gassiev.

Going into this contest, Murat Gassiev had last fought 6 months and 27 days ago, while Otto Wallin's last outing had been 8 months and 3 days ago.

Gassiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Gassiev vs Wallin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gassiev vs Wallin?

Murat Gassiev was a 1/3 (-300) favorite going into the contest, while Otto Wallin made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.