Paiva vs Smielowski

Who won Paiva vs Smielowski?

Welisson Paiva beat Dawid Smielowski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 103, on Friday 21st February 2025 at Home Credit Arena in Liberec.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Welisson Paiva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Paiva vs Smielowski division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Paiva vs Smielowski stats

Welisson Paiva stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dawid Smielowski made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Welisson Paiva's 2nd fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Dawid Smielowski marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Welisson Paiva's KSW record stood at 2-0-0, while Dawid Smielowski's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested that Paiva and Smielowski have similar power, both with a 73% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smielowski had an advantage over Paiva, with a 18% submission rate over Paiva's 0%.

Welisson Paiva was the younger man by 7 years, at 22 years old.

Smielowski had a height advantage of 3 inches over Paiva.

Paiva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 months later than Smielowski, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 31 to Smielowski's 28.

Activity check

Smielowski's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Paiva vs Smielowski start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Paiva vs Smielowski?

Welisson Paiva was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Dawid Smielowski made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.