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Johnson vs. Maskaev: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Kirk Johnson (Bubba) and Oleg Maskaev (The Big O) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

28
Apr 4, 1993
29-0-1
0
21 (70%)
188 cm
206 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Jan 27, 2000
8m, 10d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Apr 17, 1993
20-2
0
15 (68.2%)
191 cm
201 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
May 20, 2000
4m, 17d
10
heavyweight
Saturday, 7 Oct 2000
Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
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Kirk Johnson vs. Oleg Maskaev

Date

This fight between Kirk Johnson and Oleg Maskaev took place on 7 October, 2000 at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Oleg Maskaev is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Kirk Johnson is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Johnson has longer reach of 206 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Maskaev's 201 cm. Johnson also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Maskaev.

Johnson is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 29-0-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 10 days ago against Marcus Johnson, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Maskaev comes in with a record of 20-2 (15 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Derrick Jefferson, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Johnson will be 28 years and 3 months old. Maskaev will be 31 years and 7 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Oleg Maskaev. Here is the prediction for Johnson vs Maskaev.

The chances of Oleg Maskaev winning is higher, but Kirk Johnson cannot be counted out. Johnson could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Kirk Johnson defeated Oleg Maskaev via 4th round KO. Maskaev's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Johnson advances his win streak to 4. Johnson is now 30-0-1, and Maskaev 20-3.

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