Opetaia vs. Thompson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Jai Opetaia defends his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles against Jordan Thompson (Troublesome). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Jai Opetaia and Jordan Thompson took place on at the OVO Arena, Wembley, London, U.K.
Tale of the Tape
At 198 cm, Jordan Thompson is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Jai Opetaia is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Thompson also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Opetaia's 193 cm. Opetaia has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Thompson.
Opetaia is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 2 months, and 28 days ago against Mairis Briedis, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Thompson also comes in with an undefeated record of 15-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Luke Watkins, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Jai Opetaia fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jordan Thompson fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Opetaia will be 28 years and 3 months old. Thompson will be 30 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 61-39 in favor of Jai Opetaia. Here is the prediction for Opetaia vs Thompson.
Result
Jai Opetaia defeated Jordan Thompson via 4th round TKO to retain the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Thompson's undefeated record of 15 wins comes to an end, and Opetaia advances his win streak to 23. Opetaia is now 23-0, and Thompson 15-1.