Wilder vs Okolie

When is Wilder vs Okolie?

Deontay Wilder could fight Lawrence Okolie in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Wilder vs Okolie stats

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a large advantage in power over Okolie, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 2 inches over Okolie. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Deontay Wilder and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Okolie's 122.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Wilder vs Okolie form

Wilder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Derek Chisora on April 4, 2026, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

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

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

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.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had won against Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had defeated Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

He had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Deontay Wilder last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 8 months and 23 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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