Yoka vs Dimitrenko

Who won Yoka vs Dimitrenko?

Tony Yoka beat Alexander Dimitrenko by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 13th, 2019, at Azur Arena, Alpes-Maritimes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Yoka vs Dimitrenko stats

Back in July 2019, Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Dimitrenko made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yoka had an advantage in power over Dimitrenko, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Dimitrenko's 63%.

Tony Yoka was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Dimitrenko had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Yoka and Alexander Dimitrenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 41 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 15 years and 5 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 171 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Dimitrenko's 252.

Yoka vs Dimitrenko form

Yoka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dave Allen on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France.

Prior to that, he had won against Cyril Leonet on April 7, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ali Baghouz on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at La Seine Musicale, Hauts-de-Seine.

Before that, he had defeated Jonathan Rice on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Zénith de Paris, Paris.

He had won against Travis Clark on June 2, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Dimitrenko had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Bryant Jennings on August 18, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Adrian Granat on March 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Baltiska Hallen, Malmo, Sweden.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

He had beaten Drazan Janjanin on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bavaria Filmgelaende, Munich, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Yoka had been fighting more than Alexander Dimitrenko.

Going into this contest, Tony Yoka had last fought 1 year and 20 days ago, while Alexander Dimitrenko's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Yoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Dimitrenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yoka vs Dimitrenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Azur Arena, Alpes-Maritimes, 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 Dimitrenko?

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