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Joshua vs. Usyk: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Anthony Joshua (AJ) defends his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk (The Cat). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Oct 5, 2013
24-1
10
22 (88%)
198 cm
208 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Dec 12, 2020
9m, 13d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Sep 11, 2013
18-0
7
13 (72.2%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Oct 31, 2020
10m, 25d
18
WBAIBFWBO
HV
w2
d4
HV
w2
d7
HV
w2
d2
WBAWBCIBFWBOTheRing
CR
w1
d1
CR
w1
d2
CR
w1
d1
CR
w1
d6
CR
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 25 Sep 2021
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-25
Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk I

Date

This fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk took place on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Anthony Joshua is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Oleksandr Usyk is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Joshua also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Usyk's 198 cm. On top of that, Joshua also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Usyk.

Joshua is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 13 days ago against Kubrat Pulev, which he won via 9th round KO.

Kubrat Pulev's boxing career

Usyk comes in with an undefeated record of 18-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 25 days ago against Derek Chisora, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Derek Chisora's boxing career

Anthony Joshua fights out of the orthodox stance, while Oleksandr Usyk fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Joshua will be 31 years and 11 months old. Usyk will be 34 years and 8 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 Anthony Joshua. Here is the prediction for Joshua vs Usyk.

The chances of Anthony Joshua winning is higher, but Oleksandr Usyk cannot be counted out. Usyk could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua via 12 round UD. Joshua's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Usyk advances his win streak to 19. Usyk is now 19-0, and Joshua 24-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Tony Bellew in the 8th round
  3. Anthony Joshua knocks out Alexander Povetkin in the 7th round
  4. Oleksandr Usyk defeats Murat Gassiev via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Marco Huck in the 10th round
  6. Anthony Joshua knocks out Éric Molina in the 3rd round
  7. Anthony Joshua knocks out Charles Martin in the 2nd round