Autumn/Fall 2023
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
43-2-1
20-0-0

Belts on The Line

The Ring Heavyweight
IBF World Heavyweight
WBO World Heavyweight
WBA Super World Heavyweight

The tape

37
Age
36
6' 7" / 201 cm
Height
6' 3" / 190 cm
83.1" / 211 cm
Reach
78" / 198 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

KO 1KO 11TKO 7KO 7KO 1
Form
SD 12UD 12UD 12TKO 7KO 8
43
Wins
20
42
By KO
13
98
KO%
65
2
Losses
0
2
Stopped
0
1
Draws
0
2008
Debut
2013
162
Pro rounds
168

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

2
The Ring
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1
WBA
-
1
WBC
-
4
WBO
-
4
IBF
-

Deontay Wilder vs Oleksandr Usyk preview

When is Wilder vs Usyk?

Deontay Wilder could face Oleksandr Usyk in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

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

Wilder vs Usyk stats

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 42 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oleksandr Usyk would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a massive power advantage over Usyk, boosting at 98% knock out percentage over Usyk's 65%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 4 inches over Usyk. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Deontay Wilder fights out of the orthodox stance, while Oleksandr Usyk is a southpaw.

Wilder is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Usyk, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 6 less professional rounds, 162 to Usyk's 168.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at heavyweight.

Wilder vs Usyk form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Robert Helenius on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Luis Ortiz on 23rd November 2019 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beat Dominic Breazeale on 18th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Usyk remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Anthony Joshua on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Anthony Joshua on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Derek Chisora on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Chazz Witherspoon on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

He had won against Tony Bellew on 10th November 2018 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight, IBF World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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In terms of recent activity, Deontay Wilder has been fighting more than Oleksandr Usyk.

Deontay Wilder last fought 7 months and 25 days ago, while Oleksandr Usyk's last outing was 9 months and 20 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Usyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Wilder vs Usyk?

Oleksandr Usyk is currently 2/5 (-250) to win the contest outright, while you can get 2/1 (+200) on Deontay Wilder if you fancy the upset.

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