Janikowski vs Zerhouni

Who won Janikowski vs Zerhouni?

La d Zerhouni beat Damian Janikowski by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of XTB KSW 106, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at LDLC Arena in Lyon.

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).

Janikowski vs Zerhouni stats

Damian Janikowski stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

La d Zerhouni made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Damian Janikowski's 17th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. La d Zerhouni marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Damian Janikowski's KSW record stood at 9-8-0, while La d Zerhouni's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Janikowski had an advantage in power over Zerhouni, with a 50% knock out percentage over Zerhouni's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zerhouni had a massive advantage over Janikowski, boasting a 57% submission rate over Janikowski's 10%.

Damian Janikowski was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Janikowski had a height advantage of 3 inches over Zerhouni.

Janikowski was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Zerhouni, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 39 to Zerhouni's 37.

Janikowski vs Zerhouni form

Zerhouni 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 Alain Van De Merckt at KSW 101 on 20th December 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at París La Défense Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Radoslaw Paczuski at KSW 98 on 14th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Hala CRS, Lubin, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Boubacar Niakate at KSW 93 on 6th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Adidas Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Bartosz Fabi ski at KSW 90 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Hala Torwar, Warsaw, Poland.

He had been beaten by Norbert Novenyi Jr at Bellator 247 on 1st October 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Activity check

Janikowski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Zerhouni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Janikowski vs Zerhouni 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 Janikowski vs Zerhouni?

Damian Janikowski was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while La d Zerhouni made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.