Wilder vs Arreola

Who won Wilder vs Arreola?

Deontay Wilder beat Chris Arreola by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 16th, 2016, at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 80-71, 79-72 in favor of winner Deontay Wilder.

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

This contest was for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

Wilder vs Arreola stats

Back in July 2016, Deontay Wilder stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 36 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Arreola made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wilder had an advantage in power over Arreola, with a 97% knockout percentage compared to Arreola's 86%.

Deontay Wilder was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Wilder had a height advantage of 4 inches over Arreola. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 2 months later than Arreola, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Arreola's 234.

Wilder vs Arreola form

Wilder had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Artur Szpilka on January 16, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Johann Duhaupas on September 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eric Molina on June 13, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Bermane Stiverne on January 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Malik Scott on March 15, 2014, by knockout in the 1st round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Wilder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Arreola's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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