Always display infographic in interactive mode
What is interactive mode infographic?

The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.

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

Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist) defends his WBC heavyweight title against Kevin Johnson (Kingpin). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
38
Nov 16, 1996
38-2
10
37 (92.5%)
201 cm
201 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 26, 2009
2m, 16d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Feb 13, 2003
22-0-1
0
9 (39.1%)
191 cm
208 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
May 15, 2009
6m, 27d
19
WBCWBOTheRing
HV
w2
d3
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 12 Dec 2009
PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-24
Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson

Date

This fight between Vitali Klitschko and Kevin Johnson took place on at the PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland.

Tale of the Tape

At 201 cm, Vitali Klitschko is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Kevin Johnson is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Johnson has a nice longer reach of 208 cm, which is 7 cms longer than Klitschko's 201 cm. Johnson also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-2 (37 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Chris Arreola, which he won via 10th round RTD.

Chris Arreola's boxing career

Johnson comes in with an undefeated record of 22-0-1 (9 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Devin Vargas, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Devin Vargas' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 38 years and 4 months old. Johnson will be 30 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 55-45 in favor of Vitali Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Johnson.

The chances of Vitali Klitschko winning is higher, but Kevin Johnson cannot be counted out. Johnson could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Vitali Klitschko defeated Kevin Johnson via 12 round UD. Johnson's undefeated record comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 7. Klitschko is now 39-2, and Johnson 22-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Kevin Johnson knocks out Francesco Pianeta in the 7th round
  2. Vitali Klitschko knocks out Mahmoud Charr in the 4th round
  3. Vitali Klitschko defeats Derek Chisora via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Vitali Klitschko knocks out Tomasz Adamek in the 10th round
  5. Vitali Klitschko knocks out Juan Carlos Gómez in the 9th round
  6. Vitali Klitschko stops Samuel Peter in the 8th round
  7. Vitali Klitschko knocks out Corrie Sanders in the 8th round