Yoka vs Yallyev

Who won Yoka vs Yallyev?

Tony Yoka beat Arslan Yallyev by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 17th, 2025, Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 96-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Tony Yoka.

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

Yoka vs Yallyev stats

Tony Yoka stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Arslan Yallyev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Yoka had an advantage in power over Yallyev, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Yallyev's 62%.

Tony Yoka was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Yoka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yallyev.

Both Tony Yoka and Arslan Yallyev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yoka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months earlier than Yallyev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Yallyev's 70.

Yoka vs Yallyev form

Tony Yoka had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryad Merhy on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, France.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on March 11, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Martin Bakole on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris.

Before that, he had won against Petar Milas on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Roland Garros, Paris.

He had beaten Joel Tambwe Djeko on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique.

Activity check

Yoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yoka vs Yallyev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at 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 Yallyev?

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