Both fighters came out more aggressively at the beginning of their rematch than they did in their first encounter. Artur Beterbiev seemed to gain the upper hand starting in the third round, as he out-landed Dmitry Bivol 50-43 in rounds three through five.

From the sixth round on, Bivol found another gear while Beterbiev slowed down. Bivol landed 170 punches - the most by a Beterbiev opponent.

After averaging 35 punches thrown and 12 punches landed per round in their first encounter, Bivol averaged 46 and 14 respectively. Beterbiev reached double digits in five of the twelve rounds, while Bivol landed at least ten punches in eleven of the twelve rounds.

One judge scored the fight a draw. The other two judges scored the fight 116-112 and 115-113, both for Bivol.