Kazieczko vs Paiva

Who won Kazieczko vs Paiva?

Welisson Paiva beat Maciej Kazieczko by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card 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 Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kazieczko vs Paiva stats

Maciej Kazieczko stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Welisson Paiva made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Maciej Kazieczko's 12th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Welisson Paiva marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Maciej Kazieczko's KSW record stood at 8-4-0, while Welisson Paiva's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Paiva had a slight advantage in power over Kazieczko, with a 70% knock out percentage over Kazieczko's 67%.

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

Maciej Kazieczko was the older man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Kazieczko had a height advantage of 2 inches over Paiva.

Kazieczko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Paiva, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 29 to Paiva's 31.

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What were the odds on Kazieczko vs Paiva?

Maciej Kazieczko was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Welisson Paiva made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.