A look at the Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley punch stats after their war for in a heavyweight title fight in boxing.
It was a real slugfest at times in the fight.
Dubois returned to his feet however to prevail via 11th round TKO. Savage punching power at times. Above the average in heavyweight.
Here’s a look at the punch numbers:
- Result: Dubois won by TKO at 0:28 of round 11.
- Knockdowns vs Dubois: Wardley dropped Dubois in round 1, less than 10 seconds into the fight.
- Second knockdown: Wardley knocked Dubois down again in round 3, leaving him on one knee.
- Wardley never went down: Wardley has never been knocked down in his 20-fight career.
- Dubois comeback punches: After the round 1 knockdown, Dubois landed two mammoth right hands to swing momentum.
- Round 5 control: Dubois dominated round 5 with his jab.
- Late-fight damage: Dubois hurt Wardley repeatedly in rounds 8 and 9.
- Pressure finish: Dubois trapped Wardley on the ropes with sustained pressure before the stoppage.
- Fight-ending shot: A crushing left hook from Dubois 28 seconds into round 11 led to the stoppage.
- KO rates coming in: Both entered with 95% KO ratios — Wardley 19 KOs in 20 wins, Dubois 21 KOs in 22
Official Punch Stats: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
- Total Punches
- Dubois: 179 of 391 (45.8%)
- Wardley: 97 of 358 (27.1%)
- Jabs
- Dubois: 92 of 211 (43.6%)
- Wardley: 57 of 209 (27.3%)
- Power Punches
- Dubois: 87 of 180 (48.3%)
- Wardley: 40 of 149 (26.8%)
Dubois simply was more active and far more accurate.
The accuracy in particular tells the story of the fight there in many ways.
An outstanding win and his punch output was pivotal to it.
Daniel Dubois for now is up there again as one of the best heavyweights in the world after Usyk.
