Landu vs Niedzielski

Who won Landu vs Niedzielski?

Yves Landu beat Piotr Niedzielski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yves Landu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Landu vs Niedzielski stats

Yves Landu stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Piotr Niedzielski made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Yves Landu's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yves Landu's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Piotr Niedzielski's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Niedzielski had a slight advantage in power over Landu, with a 29% knock out percentage over Landu's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Niedzielski had a slight advantage over Landu, with a 35% submission rate over Landu's 28%.

Yves Landu was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Niedzielski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Landu. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Landu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 8 months later than Niedzielski, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 69 to Niedzielski's 52.

Landu vs Niedzielski form

Landu had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Walter Cogliandro at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gavin Hughes at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tim Wilde at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Before that, he had defeated Terry Brazier at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been beaten by Hiroto Uesako at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Activity check

Landu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Niedzielski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 25 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 Landu vs Niedzielski?

Yves Landu was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Piotr Niedzielski made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.