Kopera vs Karolczyk

Who won Kopera vs Karolczyk?

Szymon Karolczyk beat Bartlomiej Kopera by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 104, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at Arena Gorzów in Gorzów.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Szymon Karolczyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kopera vs Karolczyk stats

Bartlomiej Kopera stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Szymon Karolczyk made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Bartlomiej Kopera's 6th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Szymon Karolczyk marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Bartlomiej Kopera's KSW record stood at 0-6-0, while Szymon Karolczyk's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Kopera and Karolczyk have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Karolczyk had a slight advantage over Kopera, with a 67% submission rate over Kopera's 62%.

Bartlomiej Kopera was the older man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Karolczyk had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kopera. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kopera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Karolczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 54 to Karolczyk's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Szymon Karolczyk had been fighting more than Bartlomiej Kopera.

Going to this contest, Bartlomiej Kopera had last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Szymon Karolczyk's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

What time did Kopera vs Karolczyk start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kopera vs Karolczyk?

Bartlomiej Kopera was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Szymon Karolczyk made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.