Niedzielski vs Smullen

Who won Niedzielski vs Smullen?

Richie Smullen beat Piotr Niedzielski by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Richie Smullen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Niedzielski vs Smullen stats

Piotr Niedzielski stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Richie Smullen made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Piotr Niedzielski's Bellator record stood at 1-3-0, while Richie Smullen's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Niedzielski had an advantage in power over Smullen, with a 29% knock out percentage over Smullen's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smullen had an advantage over Niedzielski, with a 50% submission rate over Niedzielski's 35%.

Piotr Niedzielski was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Niedzielski had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Niedzielski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 7 months earlier than Smullen, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 52 to Smullen's 26.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Richie Smullen had been fighting more than Piotr Niedzielski.

Going to this contest, Piotr Niedzielski had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 7 days ago, while Richie Smullen's last outing had been 6 years and 18 days ago.

What were the odds on Niedzielski vs Smullen?

Piotr Niedzielski was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Richie Smullen made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.