Poppeck vs Langer

Who won Poppeck vs Langer?

Alexander Poppeck beat Pavol Langer by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of OKTAGON 71, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at BMW Park in Munich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Poppeck vs Langer stats

Alexander Poppeck stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Pavol Langer made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Alexander Poppeck's 7th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Pavol Langer marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexander Poppeck's Oktagon MMA record stood at 5-1-0, while Pavol Langer's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Poppeck had a large advantage in power over Langer, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Langer's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Langer had a massive advantage over Poppeck, boasting a 38% submission rate over Poppeck's 0%.

Alexander Poppeck was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Langer had a height advantage of 2 inches over Poppeck.

Poppeck was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 3 months earlier than Langer, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 44 to Langer's 47.

Activity check

Poppeck's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Langer's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Poppeck vs Langer start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Poppeck vs Langer?

Alexander Poppeck was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Pavol Langer made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.