Itauma vs Usyk and Dubois: Is He More Accurate and What Makes Him Stand Out

On August 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 20-year-old Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) will face 37-year-old Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs). This bout is being called the biggest test of Moses’ career, and he himself is regarded as the biggest prospect right now—at least in the heavyweight division, if not in all of boxing.

Itauma is undoubtedly a big name. He was chasing Mike Tyson’s record as the youngest heavyweight world champion in history. Breaking the record didn’t happen, and Moses admitted to feeling disappointed, saying he hadn’t fully realized how difficult it is in modern boxing to arrange such fights and to climb to a title shot so quickly.

Still, he moves forward. His résumé already includes solid wins—Mariusz Wach stopped in round two and Dempsey McKean in round one. Now comes the challenge of Dillian Whyte.

Yes, Whyte is 37, with a career that has left its mark physically. However, he took a break from 2022 to 2024, had time to recover, and looks better now than he has in years.

Given the hype surrounding Itauma and the fact he’s about to face perhaps his toughest opponent yet, it’s worth looking at one important and measurable component—accuracy—and comparing Moses to Oleksandr Usyk, the three-time undisputed champion and current division leader, as well as Daniel Dubois, a recent Usyk challenger. After Usyk’s rematch win over Dubois, Itauma’s name appeared on the shortlist of potential opponents for Oleksandr, making this comparison relevant.

A key note: This is not a direct comparison of opposition. Usyk has beaten the best heavyweights of this era, Dubois has been on a strong recent run, while Itauma’s opponents are not on the same level.

We’ll focus more on trends in the British prospect’s work and how he delivers his punches.

For this, professional judges from the Ready to Fight team counted punches in the last three bouts of Usyk, Dubois, and Itauma, and we extracted the main action patterns for each.

Itauma – the Most Accurate of the Three in Their Last Three Bouts

Moses’ standout trait is his accuracy. At just 20, he looks well-formed in the ring—calm, precise, and focused. The numbers confirm it.

On average, the Brit landed 31.3% of his punches over his last three fights. His best figure came against Wach (33%), and his lowest against McKean (29%).

Even the highly accurate Oleksandr Usyk had a lower average of 22.3%—best in the Fury rematch (24%), lowest in the Dubois rematch (21%).

Dubois trails both—averaging 12%, with his best against Joshua (15%) and worst in the Usyk rematch (7%).

This doesn’t necessarily reflect boxing level—opposition quality matters greatly. Dubois fought a former unified world champion, a three-time undisputed champion, and an Olympic medalist (Filip Hrgović). Usyk fought Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois. Itauma faced Balogun, McKean, and Wach, all a level below.

Still, producing this kind of precision at age 20 is noteworthy.

Itauma Outperformed Dubois with the Jab—One of Daniel’s Key Weapons

Dubois is known for his jab, using it constantly, doubling and tripling it, building attacks and disrupting opponents. Yet statistically, he loses to Itauma here—by a wide margin.

Dubois’ average jab accuracy in his last three bouts: 9.3%. This was dragged down heavily by the Usyk fight—just 3% landed. Normally, his jab accuracy is in the 13–15% range.

Itauma’s jab accuracy: 26.6%. Against Wach he hit 33%, against McKean 21%.

It’s worth noting Dubois’ bouts lasted much longer than Itauma’s. Daniel’s shortest—five rounds against Usyk—lasted almost as long as all three of Moses’ combined (KO 2 Wach, KO 2 Balogun, KO 1 McKean).

So, here we’re only measuring accuracy. We don’t yet know how Itauma’s jab would fare against elite opposition over longer distances.

Usyk’s jab accuracy in his last three: 18%, peaking in the Fury rematch (22%), lowest in their first fight (14%), and 18% in the Dubois rematch.

This shows Usyk’s successful adjustments before the Fury rematch and leaves open the question of how Itauma would adapt against comparable opponents.

Itauma Shows High Punch Variety – Backed by the Stats

Another interesting stat is target distribution—how often punches go to the head vs. the body.

Dubois, despite talk about his body work after the first Usyk fight, lands 89.2% of his punches to the head and just 10.8% to the body.

Usyk is more varied—73.6% head, 26.4% body. This was skewed by the Dubois fight, where 88.1% of his shots went to the head. Against Fury, it was more balanced—about 66.35% to the head and 33.65% to the body across the two fights.

Moses’ last three fights: 60.55% head, 39.45% body. Against McKean, body shots even outweighed head shots (44.4% head). The KO blow on McKean, however, landed upstairs.

Even allowing for opposition level, these numbers matter. Moses works in a complete, varied manner—attacking in different ways, using unexpected angles, and building layered offense even when he has the upper hand.

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