Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley

Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and American mixed martial artist Tyron Woodley. The bout took place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio August 29, 2021.^[2] The fight sold 500,000 PPV buys.^[3]

Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley

Date	August 29, 2021
Venue	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jake Paul Tyron Woodley Nickname The Problem Child The Chosen One Hometown Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. Pre-fight record 3–0 (3 KOs) (Professional)[1] 1–0 (Amateur) 0–0 (Professional boxing) 19–7–1 (7 KOs) (MMA) Age 24 39 Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg) 189+1⁄2 lb (86 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition Former UFC welterweight champion
Result
Paul wins via 8-round split decision (77-75, 78-74, 75-77)

Background

Jake Paul (left) and Tyron Woodley (right).

It was announced on May 20, 2021, that YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Jake Paul had signed a promotional deal with American television network Showtime, an agreement that would see his next bout aired on the network.^[4] His fight against former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley was announced on July 12, 2021, with the venue and date set to be in Paul's hometown of Cleveland on August 29, 2021.^[5]

Prior to the bout, Paul had compiled a record of 3–0 (3 KOs) as a professional boxer, and was coming off a first-round technical knockout victory on April 17, 2021 against former mixed martial artist Ben Askren, who similar to Woodley had also previously competed in the UFC.^[6] For his part, Woodley made his debut as a professional boxer against Paul, and had most recently competed as a mixed martial artist on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260, when he suffered a first-round submission defeat against Vicente Luque. The defeat against Luque was Woodley's fourth consecutive loss as a mixed martial artist.^[7]

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Cruiserweight	Jake Paul	def.	Tyron Woodley	SD	8/8		Note 1
Women's featherweight	Amanda Serrano (c)	def.	Yamileth Mercado	UD	10/10		Note 2
Heavyweight	Daniel Dubois	def.	Joe Cusumano	TKO	1/10	2:10
Light welterweight	Montana Love	def.	Ivan Baranchyk	RTD	7/10	3:00
Cruiserweight	Tommy Fury	def.	Anthony Taylor	UD	4/4

^Note 1 Woodley's professional debut
^Note 2 For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles

Broadcasting

Country/Region	Broadcaster
	Free	Cable TV	PPV	Stream
United States (host)	—		Showtime
United Kingdom	—		BT Sport Box Office
Ireland
Unsold markets	—		FITE TV[8]

Fight purses

According to the Ohio State Athletic Commission, both Paul and Woodley earned an official purse of $2,000,000. These figures don't include any additional bonuses or PPV profits.^[9]

Guaranteed base purses^[9]

• Jake Paul ($2,000,000) vs. Tyron Woodley ($2,000,000)
• Amanda Serrano ($75,000) vs. Yamileth Mercado ($45,000)
• Daniel Dubois ($100,000) vs. Joe Cusumano ($111,000)
• Montana Love ($60,000) vs. Ivan Baranchyk ($60,000)
• Tommy Fury ($15,000) vs. Anthony Taylor ($40,000)
• Charles Conwell ($80,000) vs. Juan Carlos Rubio ($20,000)

Rematch

Main article: Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II

After the match, Jake Paul made a bet with Woodley that if he got the tattoo, they would have a rematch, Woodley later got the tattoo on his middle finger, and Jake responded with a piece of paper saying "I Love You Too." However, Paul instead called out Tommy Fury to a fight.

On October 29, 2021, it was announced that Jake was going to fight Tommy Fury. However, on December 6, it was announced that Fury pulled out due to a rib injury, and Tyron Woodley stepped in his place for a rematch.