Ilbay vs Deiga-Scheck

Who won Ilbay vs Deiga-Scheck?

Deniz Ilbay beat Michael Deiga-Scheck by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of OKTAGON 62, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ilbay vs Deiga-Scheck stats

Deniz Ilbay stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Michael Deiga-Scheck made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Deniz Ilbay's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Michael Deiga-Scheck marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Deniz Ilbay's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-2-0, while Michael Deiga-Scheck's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Ilbay had a large advantage in power over Deiga-Scheck, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Deiga-Scheck's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Deiga-Scheck had a large advantage over Ilbay, boasting a 40% submission rate over Ilbay's 17%.

Deniz Ilbay was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Deiga-Scheck had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ilbay.

Ilbay was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 7 months later than Deiga-Scheck, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 20 to Deiga-Scheck's 26.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Deiga-Scheck had been fighting more than Deniz Ilbay.

Going to this contest, Deniz Ilbay had last fought 10 months and 9 days ago, while Michael Deiga-Scheck's last outing had been 1 year and 25 days ago.

What time did Ilbay vs Deiga-Scheck 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 Ilbay vs Deiga-Scheck?

Deniz Ilbay was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Deiga-Scheck made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.