Boxing · Heavyweight · 200+ lb

Who will Deontay Wilder 🇺🇸 fight next?

Record 45–4–1 · United States

Last fight: Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora on 4 Apr 2026 (SD)

Short answer

Most likely next opponent: Oleksandr Usyk🇺🇦 (60%, talks). Next: Derek Chisora (12%), Arslanbek Makhmudov🇷🇺 (6%).

Confidence: Medium · Updated 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Titles held (by body) No world title listed

Forecast: likely next opponents NextSmash estimate

Each percentage is the estimated chance of being Deontay Wilder's next opponent. These are not chances of winning.

Oleksandr Usyk🇺🇦
60%chance next opponent

Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora on 4 Apr 2026 (SD). In 'advanced negotiations' for what Usyk calls a farewell fight.
March 2027, United States (target)

Talks TalksFarewell fight
Derek Chisora
12%chance next opponent

Wilder spoke of making a Chisora rematch happen before the Usyk talks.
No date

Callout / claim RematchCallout
Arslanbek Makhmudov🇷🇺
6%chance next opponent

Both are free heavyweights who need a name opponent.
No date

Model only Model only

Field / other: 22%. This covers everyone not listed above.

Last fight: Win vs Derek Chisora · SD · 4 Apr 2026
Confidence: Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = credible report, sanctioning-body order, talks or a boxer's own claim · Low = model only)
Boxing factors: Mandatory challengers, vacated belts, rematch clauses, Riyadh Season / The Ring events, promoter and network ties, and crossover fights
Last updated: 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Rankings note: belts are labelled by the body that awards them (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO or The Ring). The order of boxers on these pages is a NextSmash list, not an official ranking.

Deontay Wilder: frequently asked questions

When is Deontay Wilder's next fight?

No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026. The leading option is Oleksandr Usyk (March 2027, United States (target)).

Who did Deontay Wilder fight last?

Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora on 4 Apr 2026 (SD). Source: Wikipedia.

Who is Deontay Wilder likely to fight next?

NextSmash estimate of the next opponent: Oleksandr Usyk (60%), Derek Chisora (12%), Arslanbek Makhmudov (6%), field / other 22%. These are chances of being the next opponent, not chances of winning. Updated 2 Oct 2026.

What is Deontay Wilder's record?

45–4–1 (wins–losses–draws, no-contests in brackets) after the fight on 4 Apr 2026, as listed on Wikipedia.

Other heavyweight boxers

Agit Kabayel🇩🇪 · WBC heavyweight · next: Nelson Hysa Booked
Daniel Dubois🇬🇧 · WBO heavyweight · next: Fabio Wardley Booked
Filip Hrgović🇭🇷 · IBF heavyweight · next: Frank Sánchez 60%
Oleksandr Usyk🇺🇦 · The Ring heavyweight · next: Deontay Wilder 60%
Murat Gassiev🇷🇺 · WBA heavyweight · next: Derek Chisora 10%
Anthony Joshua🇬🇧 · No world title listed · next: Tyson Fury Booked

More: Heavyweight belts and next fights · All boxing

Sources

Wikipedia: Deontay Wilder · record and last fight (revision 1376632165)
The Ring: Usyk in 'advanced negotiations' for Wilder farewell fight
The Ring: Usyk seeks Wilder fight in March somewhere in United States
Boxing News: Deontay Wilder zeroes in on next opponent · 5 Jun 2026
Fights Around The World: Arslanbek Makhmudov aims for a November return

Percentages are NextSmash estimates from the reports and factors above, not facts and not betting advice. Records and last fights come from Wikipedia. We do not use BoxRec data. Anything we could not verify is left out.