Gassiev vs Wallin

Who won Gassiev vs Wallin?

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

The scorecards were announced as 113-115, 113-115, 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 10 less professional rounds, 152 to Wallin's 162.

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 201lb division.

Gassiev vs Wallin form

Murat Gassiev had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

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

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

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 21st July 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 27th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Rydell Booker on 26th May 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 5th February 2022 by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

He had beat Travis Kauffman on 15th August 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Otto Wallin made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.