On July 19, at Wembley Stadium in London, Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) will face Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) in a rematch for the title of undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Their first encounter took place on August 26, 2023, and ended with Usyk’s ninth-round knockout victory. In that bout, Oleksandr clearly outperformed Dubois across most key statistics.
The Ukrainian threw more punches (359 vs. 290) and showed greater overall accuracy (24.5% vs. 16.2%).His advantage in the jab department was particularly striking: Usyk landed 52 out of 206 jabs (25.2% accuracy), while Dubois managed just 13 out of 126 (10.3%).
When it came to power punches, the statistics were somewhat closer: Usyk landed 36 out of 153 punches (23.5%), while Dubois connected with 34 out of 164 (20.7%). In head shots, however, Usyk had a two-to-one edge (78 vs. 37). Both fighters landed the same number of body shots — 10 each.
It is also notable that Usyk recorded his highest accuracy in the ninth round (31.3%), while for Dubois, that same round was his worst — he landed no punches at all.
Total punches (thrown/landed): 359/88 vs. 290/47
Overall accuracy: 24.5% vs. 16.2%
Jabs (thrown/landed): 206/52 vs. 126/13
Jab accuracy: 25.2% vs. 10.3%
Power punches (thrown/landed): 153/36 vs. 164/34
Power punch accuracy: 23.5% vs. 20.7%
Head punches landed: 78 vs. 37
Body punches landed: 10 vs. 10
Best round by accuracy: Round 9 (31.3%) vs. Round 3 (25.9%)
Worst round by accuracy: Round 4 (18.8%) vs. Round 9 (0%)