Kwiatkowski vs Villanueva

Who won Kwiatkowski vs Villanueva?

Josh Kwiatkowski beat Francisco Villanueva by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of BFL 77, on Friday 9th June 2023 at Harbour Event & Convention Center in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josh Kwiatkowski.

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

Kwiatkowski vs Villanueva stats

Josh Kwiatkowski stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Francisco Villanueva made his way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Kwiatkowski had a massive power advantage over Villanueva, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Villanueva's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kwiatkowski and Villanueva would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Josh Kwiatkowski was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Villanueva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kwiatkowski.

Kwiatkowski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 46 to Villanueva's 7.

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Kwiatkowski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kwiatkowski vs Villanueva?

Josh Kwiatkowski was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Villanueva made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.