Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak

Who won Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak?

Igor Michaliszyn will square off against Artur Szczepaniak during the main card of KSW 105, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at PreZero Arena in Gliwice.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak stats

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

Artur Szczepaniak made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Igor Michaliszyn's 5th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Artur Szczepaniak marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Igor Michaliszyn's KSW record stood at 4-1-0, while Artur Szczepaniak's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Szczepaniak had a large advantage in power over Michaliszyn, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Michaliszyn's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Michaliszyn and Szczepaniak would have been pretty equal, both with a 25% submission rate.

Igor Michaliszyn was the same age as Artur Szczepaniak, at 28 years old.

Michaliszyn had a height advantage of 1 inch over Szczepaniak. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Michaliszyn was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months earlier than Szczepaniak, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 32 to Szczepaniak's 28.

Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak form

Szczepaniak had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Lohore at KSW 101 on 20th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at París La Défense Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Krystian Kaszubowski at KSW 98 on 14th September 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Hala CRS, Lubin, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Madars Fleminas at KSW 93 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Adidas Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Henry Fadipe at KSW 86 on 16th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hala Orbita, Wrocław, Poland.

He had been beaten by Adrian Bartosinski at KSW 81 on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Lodowa, Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Activity check

Michaliszyn's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Szczepaniak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Michaliszyn vs Szczepaniak?

Igor Michaliszyn was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Artur Szczepaniak made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.