Paulus vs Paepe

Who won Paulus vs Paepe?

Roman Paulus is set to square off against Ayton De Paepe during the prelims of OKTAGON 72, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at Fortuna Arena in Prague.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Catchweight division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Paulus vs Paepe stats

Roman Paulus stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ayton De Paepe made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Roman Paulus' 12th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Ayton De Paepe will be making their debut in Oktagon MMA.

Roman Paulus' Oktagon MMA record stood at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Paepe had an advantage in power over Paulus, with a 25% knock out percentage over Paulus' 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Paulus had a slight advantage over Paepe, with a 33% submission rate over Paepe's 25%.

Roman Paulus was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Paepe had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paulus.

Paulus was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 3 months later than Paepe, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 41 to Paepe's 34.

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Paulus' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Paulus vs Paepe?

Roman Paulus was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Ayton De Paepe made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.