Szymanski vs Held

Who won Szymanski vs Held?

Marcin Held beat Roman Szymanski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 95, on Friday 7th June 2024 at Hala Urania in Olsztyn.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marcin Held.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Szymanski vs Held stats

Roman Szymanski stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marcin Held made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

This was Roman Szymanski's 16th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Marcin Held marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Roman Szymanski's KSW record stood at 10-6-0, while Marcin Held's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Szymanski had a slight advantage in power over Held, with a 24% knock out percentage over Held's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Held had a large advantage over Szymanski, boasting a 52% submission rate over Szymanski's 24%.

Roman Szymanski was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Held had a height advantage of 1 inch over Szymanski. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Szymanski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 5 months later than Held, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 74 to Held's 86.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman Szymanski had been fighting more than Marcin Held.

Going to this contest, Roman Szymanski had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 3 days ago, while Marcin Held's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 24 days ago.

Szymanski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Held's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Szymanski vs Held?

Roman Szymanski was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Marcin Held made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.