Jacobs vs. Derevyanchenko: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko took place on 27 October, 2018 at the Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Daniel Jacobs is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Sergiy Derevyanchenko is 175 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Jacobs also has a significant reach advantage of 14 cms over Derevyanchenko's 171 cm. On top of that, Jacobs also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Derevyanchenko.

Jacobs is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Maciej Sulęcki, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Derevyanchenko comes in with an undefeated record of 12-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 24 days ago against Dashon Johnson, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jacobs will be 31 years and 8 months old. Derevyanchenko will be 32 years and 11 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Daniel Jacobs. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Jacobs vs Derevyanchenko.