Rousal vs Novak

Who won Rousal vs Novak?

Marco Novak beat Radek Rousal by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 59, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Peugeot Arena in Bratislava.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marco Novak.

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).

Rousal vs Novak stats

Radek Rousal stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

This was Radek Rousal's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Marco Novak marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

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

The stats suggested Novak had a massive power advantage over Rousal, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Rousal's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Rousal and Novak would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Radek Rousal was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Rousal was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2023, 1 month earlier than Novak, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 16 to Novak's 21.

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What time did Rousal vs Novak start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rousal vs Novak?

Radek Rousal was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Marco Novak made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.