Yoka vs Wallisch

Who won Yoka vs Wallisch?

Tony Yoka beat Michael Wallisch by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique.

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

Yoka vs Wallisch stats

Back in September 2019, Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Wallisch made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yoka had an advantage in power over Wallisch, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Wallisch's 65%.

Tony Yoka was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Yoka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wallisch.

Both Tony Yoka and Michael Wallisch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 2 months later than Wallisch, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Wallisch's 117.

Yoka vs Wallisch 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 Alexander Dimitrenko on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Azur Arena, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cyril Leonet on April 7, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris.

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

He had won against Jonathan Rice on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Zénith de Paris, Paris.

Activity check

Yoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 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 Wallisch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, 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 Wallisch?

Tony Yoka was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Wallisch made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.