Wawrzyniak vs Michailidis

Who won Wawrzyniak vs Michailidis?

Piotr Wawrzyniak beat Andreas Michailidis by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 59, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Peugeot Arena in Bratislava.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Piotr Wawrzyniak.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Wawrzyniak vs Michailidis stats

Piotr Wawrzyniak stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andreas Michailidis made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Piotr Wawrzyniak's 4th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Andreas Michailidis marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Piotr Wawrzyniak's Oktagon MMA record stood at 3-1-0, while Andreas Michailidis' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Wawrzyniak had an advantage in power over Michailidis, with a 67% knock out percentage over Michailidis' 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Michailidis had a massive advantage over Wawrzyniak, boasting a 31% submission rate over Wawrzyniak's 0%.

Piotr Wawrzyniak was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Michailidis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wawrzyniak. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Wawrzyniak was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months later than Michailidis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 43 to Michailidis' 45.

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Michailidis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Wawrzyniak vs Michailidis start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wawrzyniak vs Michailidis?

Piotr Wawrzyniak was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Andreas Michailidis made his way into the ring at 13/20 (-150) with oddsmakers.