Palokaj vs Novak

Who won Palokaj vs Novak?

Gjoni Palokaj beat Marco Novak by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 69, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gjoni Palokaj.

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).

Palokaj vs Novak stats

Gjoni Palokaj stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Marco Novak made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Gjoni Palokaj's 4th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Marco Novak marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Gjoni Palokaj's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-0-0, while Marco Novak's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Palokaj had an advantage in power over Novak, with a 40% knock out percentage over Novak's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Novak had an advantage over Palokaj, with a 40% submission rate over Palokaj's 20%.

Gjoni Palokaj was the same age as Marco Novak, at years old.

Novak had a height advantage of 3 inches over Palokaj.

Palokaj was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Novak, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 33 to Novak's 21.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gjoni Palokaj had been fighting more than Marco Novak.

Going to this contest, Gjoni Palokaj had last fought 5 months and 26 days ago, while Marco Novak's last outing had been 4 months and 6 days ago.

Palokaj's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Novak's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Palokaj vs Novak?

Gjoni Palokaj was a 8/15 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Marco Novak made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+150) with oddsmakers.