Szczepaniak vs Kaszubowski

Who won Szczepaniak vs Kaszubowski?

Artur Szczepaniak beat Krystian Kaszubowski by submission in the 1st round during the main card of KSW 98, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at Hala CRS in Lubin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Szczepaniak vs Kaszubowski stats

Artur Szczepaniak stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Krystian Kaszubowski made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Artur Szczepaniak's 7th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Krystian Kaszubowski marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Artur Szczepaniak's KSW record stood at 5-2-0, while Krystian Kaszubowski's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Szczepaniak had a massive power advantage over Kaszubowski, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Kaszubowski's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Szczepaniak had a slight advantage over Kaszubowski, with a 20% submission rate over Kaszubowski's 10%.

Artur Szczepaniak was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Szczepaniak had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Szczepaniak was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 7 months later than Kaszubowski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 28 to Kaszubowski's 39.

Activity check

Szczepaniak's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Szczepaniak vs Kaszubowski?

Artur Szczepaniak was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Krystian Kaszubowski made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.