Keita vs Legierski

Who won Keita vs Legierski?

Losene Keita beat Mateusz Legierski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 61, on Saturday 21st September 2024 at Winning Group Arena in Brno.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Losene Keita.

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).

Keita vs Legierski stats

Losene Keita stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mateusz Legierski made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Losene Keita's 10th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Mateusz Legierski marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Losene Keita's Oktagon MMA record stood at 9-1-0, while Mateusz Legierski's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Keita had a massive power advantage over Legierski, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Legierski's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Legierski had a massive advantage over Keita, boasting a 33% submission rate over Keita's 0%.

Losene Keita was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Legierski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Keita.

Keita was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year later than Legierski, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 37 to Legierski's 33.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Losene Keita had been fighting more than Mateusz Legierski.

Going to this contest, Losene Keita had last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Mateusz Legierski's last outing had been 9 months and 5 days ago.

Keita's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Legierski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Keita vs Legierski start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Keita vs Legierski?

Losene Keita was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Mateusz Legierski made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.