Dohnal vs Hendin

Who won Dohnal vs Hendin?

James Hendin beat Jakub Dohnal by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of OKTAGON 56, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.

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).

Dohnal vs Hendin stats

Jakub Dohnal stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

James Hendin made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jakub Dohnal's 13th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. James Hendin marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jakub Dohnal's Oktagon MMA record stood at 8-5-0, while James Hendin's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Hendin had a large advantage in power over Dohnal, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Dohnal's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dohnal had a large advantage over Hendin, boasting a 50% submission rate over Hendin's 25%.

Jakub Dohnal was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Dohnal had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hendin.

Dohnal's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hendin's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years later than Hendin, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 38 to Hendin's 28.

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Hendin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dohnal vs Hendin?

Jakub Dohnal was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while James Hendin made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.