Skibinski vs Damiani

Who won Skibinski vs Damiani?

Daniel Skibinski beat Leonardo Damiani by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 98, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at Hala CRS in Lubin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Daniel Skibinski.

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).

Skibinski vs Damiani stats

Daniel Skibinski stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Leonardo Damiani made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Daniel Skibinski's 1st fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Leonardo Damiani marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Daniel Skibinski's KSW record stood at 1-0-0, while Leonardo Damiani's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Skibinski had an advantage in power over Damiani, with a 32% knock out percentage over Damiani's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Damiani had a massive advantage over Skibinski, boasting a 60% submission rate over Skibinski's 11%.

Daniel Skibinski was the same age as Leonardo Damiani, at 34 years old.

Skibinski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Damiani.

Skibinski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 3 months earlier than Damiani, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 73 to Damiani's 43.

Activity check

Skibinski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Damiani's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Skibinski vs Damiani?

Daniel Skibinski was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Leonardo Damiani made his way into the ring at 20/23 (-120) with oddsmakers.