Samociuk vs Gorniak

Who won Samociuk vs Gorniak?

Marek Samociuk beat Denis Gorniak by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of KSW 96, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Sport Arena in Łódź.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Samociuk vs Gorniak stats

Marek Samociuk stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Denis Gorniak made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Marek Samociuk's 7th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Denis Gorniak marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Marek Samociuk's KSW record stood at 4-3-0, while Denis Gorniak's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Gorniak had a slight advantage in power over Samociuk, with a 67% knock out percentage over Samociuk's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gorniak had a massive advantage over Samociuk, boasting a 33% submission rate over Samociuk's 0%.

Marek Samociuk was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Samociuk was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 2 months later than Gorniak, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 17 to Gorniak's 9.

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Samociuk's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Samociuk vs Gorniak?

Marek Samociuk was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Denis Gorniak made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.