Kopera vs Smielowski

Who won Kopera vs Smielowski?

Dawid Smielowski beat Bartlomiej Kopera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 96, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Sport Arena in Łódź.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dawid Smielowski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kopera vs Smielowski stats

Bartlomiej Kopera stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Dawid Smielowski made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Bartlomiej Kopera's 6th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Dawid Smielowski marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Bartlomiej Kopera's KSW record stood at 0-6-0, while Dawid Smielowski's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Smielowski had a massive power advantage over Kopera, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Kopera's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kopera had a massive advantage over Smielowski, boasting a 62% submission rate over Smielowski's 20%.

Bartlomiej Kopera was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Smielowski had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kopera. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kopera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Smielowski, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 54 to Smielowski's 28.

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What were the odds on Kopera vs Smielowski?

Bartlomiej Kopera was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Dawid Smielowski made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.