Yildirim vs Mock

Who won Yildirim vs Mock?

Avni Yildirim beat Lolenga Mock by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 15th, 2018.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Avni Yildirim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yildirim vs Mock's and Yildirim vs Mock's clash.

Yildirim vs Mock stats

Back in September 2018, Avni Yildirim stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lolenga Mock made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yildirim had a large advantage in power over Mock, boasting a 60% knockout percentage compared to Mock's 31%.

Avni Yildirim was the younger man by 20 years, at 27 years old.

Yildirim had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mock.

Both Avni Yildirim and Lolenga Mock fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yildirim was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 22 years and 10 months later than Mock, whose first professional fight was in 1991. He had fought 347 fewer professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Mock's 492.

Avni Yildirim went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 13 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Lolenga Mock was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Yildirim vs Mock form

Yildirim had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on October 7, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Marco Antonio Periban on May 13, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Teatro Palcco, Jalisco, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aliaksandr Sushchyts on February 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had defeated Schiller Hyppolite on November 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ballhaus Forum, Munich, Germany.

He had won against Aaron Pryor Jr on August 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huxleys, Kreuzberg.

Activity check

Yildirim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yildirim vs Mock start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yildirim vs Mock?

Avni Yildirim was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Lolenga Mock made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.