Wilder vs Chisora

Who won Wilder vs Chisora?

Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 115-112, 115-113 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.

Also on the undercard Denzel Bentley was victorious over Endry Saavedra for the WBO Interim World Middleweight and WBO World Middleweight championship, Viddal Riley beat Mateusz Masternak for the IBF World Cruiserweight belt, and Ashton Sylve defeated Raul Antonio Galaviz Hernandez.

Wilder vs Chisora stats

Deontay Wilder stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Derek Chisora made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wilder had a massive power advantage over Chisora, boasting a 98% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 64%.

Deontay Wilder was the younger man by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Wilder had a height advantage of 5 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 8 months later than Chisora, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 160 fewer professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Chisora's 358.

Deontay Wilder went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Derek Chisora was ranked number 13 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Wilder vs Chisora form

Deontay Wilder had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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 won against 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.

Derek Chisora had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joe Joyce on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gerald Washington on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Before that, he had lost to Tyson Fury on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

He had won against Kubrat Pulev on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derek Chisora had been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Going into this contest, Deontay Wilder had last fought 9 months and 8 days ago, while Derek Chisora's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 27 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wilder vs Chisora start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:40 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wilder vs Chisora?

The DAZN PPV show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Wilder vs Chisora?

Deontay Wilder was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Derek Chisora made his way into the ring at 13/25 (-180) with oddsmakers.