Surdu vs Jotko

Who won Surdu vs Jotko?

Krzysztof Jotko beat Ion Surdu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 70, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at KV Arena in Karlovy Vary.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Krzysztof Jotko.

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).

Surdu vs Jotko stats

Ion Surdu stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Krzysztof Jotko made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ion Surdu's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Krzysztof Jotko will be making their debut in Oktagon MMA.

Ion Surdu's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Surdu had a massive power advantage over Jotko, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Jotko's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Surdu had a slight advantage over Jotko, with a 6% submission rate over Jotko's 4%.

Ion Surdu was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Jotko had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Surdu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 9 months later than Jotko, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 33 to Jotko's 75.

Surdu vs Jotko form

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Will Fleury at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Surdu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Surdu vs Jotko 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 Surdu vs Jotko?

Ion Surdu was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Krzysztof Jotko made his way into the ring at 49/50 (-100) with oddsmakers.