Knight vs Prachnio

Who won Knight vs Prachnio?

Marcin Prachnio beat William Knight by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Marcin Prachnio.

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).

Knight vs Prachnio stats

William Knight stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marcin Prachnio made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marcin Prachnio marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

William Knight's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Marcin Prachnio's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Knight had a slight advantage in power over Prachnio, with a 82% knock out percentage over Prachnio's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prachnio had a slight advantage over Knight, with a 7% submission rate over Knight's 0%.

William Knight was the same age as Marcin Prachnio, at 37 years old.

Prachnio had a height advantage of 5 inches over Knight. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Knight was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 9 months later than Prachnio, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 33 to Prachnio's 46.

Knight vs Prachnio form

Prachnio had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vitor Petrino at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against William Knight at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Philipe Lins at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Ike Villanueva at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Mike Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Knight's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Prachnio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 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 Knight vs Prachnio?

William Knight was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Marcin Prachnio made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.