Jotko vs Fleury

Who won Jotko vs Fleury?

Will Fleury beat Krzysztof Jotko by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Will Fleury.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Jotko vs Fleury stats

Krzysztof Jotko stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Will Fleury made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Krzysztof Jotko's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Will Fleury marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Krzysztof Jotko's PFL record stood at 0-0-0, while Will Fleury's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Jotko and Fleury have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fleury had a massive advantage over Jotko, boasting a 38% submission rate over Jotko's 4%.

Krzysztof Jotko was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Fleury had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jotko. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Jotko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Fleury, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 80 to Fleury's 49.

Jotko vs Fleury form

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Alen Amedovski at UFC on ESPN+ 7 on 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.

He had been beaten by David Branch at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

Will Fleury had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Daniel Skvor at OKTAGON 56 on 20th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Krzysztof Jotko at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Salamone at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Kent Kauppinen at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

He had been defeated by Norbert Novenyi Jr at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Will Fleury had been fighting more than Krzysztof Jotko.

Going to this contest, Krzysztof Jotko had last fought 4 years, 2 months and 16 days ago, while Will Fleury's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 27 days ago.

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Fleury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jotko vs Fleury?

Krzysztof Jotko was a 7/20 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Will Fleury made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+180) with oddsmakers.