Szabova vs Faria

Who won Szabova vs Faria?

Lucia Szabova beat Kalindra Faria by submission in the 1st round during the main card of OKTAGON 67, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Werk Arena in Třinec.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Szabova vs Faria stats

Lucia Szabova stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kalindra Faria made her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Lucia Szabova's 7th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Kalindra Faria marked her 1st fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Lucia Szabova's Oktagon MMA record stood at 7-0-0, while Kalindra Faria's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Faria had a large advantage in power over Szabova, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Szabova's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Szabova had a large advantage over Faria, boasting a 50% submission rate over Faria's 28%.

Lucia Szabova was the younger woman by 11 years, at 27 years old.

Szabova had a height advantage of 1 inch over Faria.

Szabova was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2020, 11 years and 8 months later than Faria, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 52 less professional rounds, 14 to Faria's 66.

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Szabova's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Szabova vs Faria start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Szabova vs Faria?

Lucia Szabova was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Kalindra Faria made her way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.