By CompuBox
Masterful performance by Oleksandr Usyk, who got stronger and more dominant as the fight progressed. He averaged 21 of 78 punches per round over 12 rounds, while Murat Gassiev was reduced to 8 of 26 per frame.
Usyk averaged 29 of 94 over the last six rounds and landed a fight high 47 of 117 in the last round. Usyk's 939 punches thrown was a career high.
8-avg. punches landed per round by Gassiev (Cruiser avg.: 15)
9- rounds in which Gassiev landed in single digits in power punches
14- avg. punches landed per round by Gassiev in his previous 2 WBSS fights
14- avg. punches landed per round by Usyk in rounds 1 thru 6
26- avg. punches thrown per round by Gassiev
29- avg. punches landed per round by Usyk in rounds 7 thru 12
43- avg. jabs thrown per round by Usyk (Cruiser avg.: 23)
47- punches landed by Usyk in round 12 - a fight high (Cruiser. avg.: 15)
48-avg. punches thrown per round by Gassiev in his 2 previous WBSS wins
63- avg. punches thrown per round by Usyk in rounds 1 thru 6
94- avg. punches thrown per round by Usyk vs. in rounds 7 thru 12
117- punches thrown by Usyk in round 12 - a fight high (Cruiser avg.: 52)
257-60- margin by which Usyk outlanded his 3 WBSS opponents in jabs
939- total punches thrown by Usyk- a career high (Cruiser record.: 1215 -Felix Cora)