Jotko vs Fleury

Who won Jotko vs Fleury?

Will Fleury beat Krzysztof Jotko by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Will Fleury.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Jotko vs Fleury stats

Krzysztof Jotko stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

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

This was Krzysztof Jotko's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Will Fleury marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Krzysztof Jotko's PFL record stood at 0-0-0, while Will Fleury's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Jotko and Fleury have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fleury had a massive advantage over Jotko, boasting a 38% submission rate over Jotko's 4%.

Krzysztof Jotko was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Fleury had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jotko. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Jotko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Fleury, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 80 to Fleury's 49.

Jotko vs Fleury form

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had defeated Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He was victorious against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Fleury's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jotko vs Fleury?

Krzysztof Jotko was a 7/20 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Will Fleury made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+180) with oddsmakers.