Wardley vs Wilder

When is Wardley vs Wilder?

Fabio Wardley could potentially square off against Deontay Wilder in Summer 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Wardley would be defending his WBO World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He was promoted from a secondary belt in November 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 49 days (1 month and 18 days).

Wardley vs Wilder stats

Fabio Wardley would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Deontay Wilder would make his way to the ring with a record of 44 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 43 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a slight advantage in power over Wardley, with a 98% knockout percentage compared to Wardley's 95%.

Fabio Wardley is the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 2 inches over Wardley. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley and Deontay Wilder fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 4 months later than Wilder, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 103 fewer professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Wilder's 186.

Fabio Wardley goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Deontay Wilder is currently ranked number 13 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Wardley vs Wilder form

Wardley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Joseph Parker on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Justis Huni on June 7, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Portman Road, Ipswich.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Frazer Clarke on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had drawn with Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Deontay Wilder has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had been beaten by Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Fabio Wardley has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Fabio Wardley last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Deontay Wilder's last outing was 11 months and 24 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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