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 6th 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 3-3-0, 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 18 more professional rounds, 69 to Scheffel's 51.

Bajor vs Scheffel form

Matheus Scheffel had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Darko Stosic at KSW Epic on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at PreZero Arena, Gliwice, Poland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Renan Ferreira at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Ante Delija at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Juan Adams at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Bajor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Scheffel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 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.