Fries vs Stosic

Who won Fries vs Stosic?

Phil De Fries beat Darko Stosic by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of KSW 100, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Arena Gliwice in Gliwice.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Fries vs Stosic stats

Phil De Fries stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Darko Stosic made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Phil De Fries' 12th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Darko Stosic marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Phil De Fries' KSW record stood at 12-0-0, while Darko Stosic's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Stosic had a massive power advantage over Fries, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Fries' 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fries had a massive advantage over Stosic, boasting a 56% submission rate over Stosic's 7%.

Phil De Fries was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Fries had a height advantage of 4 inches over Stosic. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Fries was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Stosic, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 60 to Stosic's 53.

Fries vs Stosic form

Darko Stosic had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Martinek at KSW 87 on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stefan Vojcak at KSW 84 on 15th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Polsat Plus Arena, Gdynia, Poland.

Before that, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

He had been beaten by Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

Stosic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fries vs Stosic?

Phil De Fries was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Darko Stosic made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.