Gallon vs Held

Who won Gallon vs Held?

Marcin Held beat Davy Gallon by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of KSW 101, on Friday 20th December 2024 at París La Défense Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gallon vs Held stats

Davy Gallon stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Marcin Held made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Davy Gallon's 1st fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Marcin Held marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Davy Gallon's KSW record stood at 0-1-0, while Marcin Held's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Gallon had an advantage in power over Held, with a 29% knock out percentage over Held's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Held had an advantage over Gallon, with a 52% submission rate over Gallon's 33%.

Davy Gallon was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Held had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gallon.

Gallon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 3 months later than Held, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 69 to Held's 86.

Gallon vs Held form

Davy Gallon had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Attila Korkmaz at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Saul Rogers at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Daniele Scatizzi at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had won against Benjamin Brander at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had beaten Charlie Leary at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Marcin Held had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Roman Szymanski at KSW 95 on 7th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hala Urania, Olsztyn, Poland.

Previous to that, he had lost to Raul Tutarauli at KSW 89 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at PreZero Arena, Gliwice.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Myles Price at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Myles Price at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Natan Schulte at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marcin Held had been fighting more than Davy Gallon.

Going to this contest, Davy Gallon had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 5 days ago, while Marcin Held's last outing had been 9 months and 21 days ago.

Gallon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Held's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gallon vs Held?

Davy Gallon was a 13/5 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Marcin Held made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-340) with oddsmakers.