Bajor vs Scheffel

Who won Bajor vs Scheffel?

Matheus Scheffel beat Szymon Bajor by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of KSW 97, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at Arena Jaskółka in Tarnów.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matheus Scheffel.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Bajor vs Scheffel stats

Szymon Bajor stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Matheus Scheffel made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Szymon Bajor's 7th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Matheus Scheffel marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Szymon Bajor's KSW record stood at 3-4-0, while Matheus Scheffel's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Scheffel had a large advantage in power over Bajor, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Bajor's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bajor had a massive advantage over Scheffel, boasting a 42% submission rate over Scheffel's 0%.

Szymon Bajor was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Scheffel had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bajor.

Bajor was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Scheffel, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 72 to Scheffel's 51.

Activity check

Bajor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bajor vs Scheffel?

Szymon Bajor was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Matheus Scheffel made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.