Cepo vs Kartal

Who won Cepo vs Kartal?

Vlasto Cepo beat Erhan Kartal by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of OKTAGON 70, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at KV Arena in Karlovy Vary.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cepo vs Kartal stats

Vlasto Cepo stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Erhan Kartal made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Vlasto Cepo's 7th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Erhan Kartal marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Vlasto Cepo's Oktagon MMA record stood at 5-2-0, while Erhan Kartal's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Cepo had a slight advantage in power over Kartal, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kartal's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cepo had a large advantage over Kartal, boasting a 33% submission rate over Kartal's 9%.

Vlasto Cepo was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Cepo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kartal.

Cepo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 7 months later than Kartal, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 22 to Kartal's 24.

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What time did Cepo vs Kartal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cepo vs Kartal?

Vlasto Cepo was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Erhan Kartal made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.