Yoka vs Allen

Who won Yoka vs Allen?

Tony Yoka beat Dave Allen by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Yoka vs Allen stats

Back in June 2018, Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dave Allen made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Allen had a slight advantage in power over Yoka, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Yoka's 75%.

Tony Yoka was the same age as Dave Allen, at 26 years old.

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

Both Tony Yoka and Dave Allen fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 5 months later than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Allen's 129.

Yoka vs Allen form

Dave Allen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten David Howe on May 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Town Hall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Lenroy Thomas on March 3, 2018, by technical draw in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tom Dallas on July 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Before that, he had been beaten by Lenroy Thomas on May 27, 2017, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

He had won against David Howe on March 4, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Yoka's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Yoka vs Allen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yoka vs Allen?

Tony Yoka was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Dave Allen made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.