Keita vs Paradeiser

Who won Keita vs Paradeiser?

Losene Keita beat Ronald Paradeiser by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of OKTAGON 65, on Sunday 29th December 2024 at O2 Arena in Prague.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Keita vs Paradeiser stats

Losene Keita stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ronald Paradeiser made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Losene Keita's 10th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ronald Paradeiser marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Losene Keita's Oktagon MMA record stood at 9-1-0, while Ronald Paradeiser's came in at 16-5-0.

The stats suggested Keita had a slight advantage in power over Paradeiser, with a 60% knock out percentage over Paradeiser's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Paradeiser had an advantage over Keita, with a 14% submission rate over Keita's 0%.

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

Paradeiser had a height advantage of 5 inches over Keita.

Keita was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 3 months later than Paradeiser, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 37 to Paradeiser's 64.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Losene Keita had last fought 9 months and 15 days ago, while Ronald Paradeiser's last outing had been 9 months and 15 days ago.

Keita's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Paradeiser's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Keita vs Paradeiser?

Losene Keita was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Ronald Paradeiser made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.