Delija vs Scheffel

Who won Delija vs Scheffel?

Ante Delija beat Matheus Scheffel by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship, on Friday 25th November 2022 at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Delija vs Scheffel stats

Ante Delija stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Matheus Scheffel made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

Ante Delija's PFL record stood at 8-3-0, while Matheus Scheffel's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Scheffel had a large advantage in power over Delija, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Delija's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Delija had a large advantage over Scheffel, boasting a 27% submission rate over Scheffel's 0%.

Ante Delija was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Delija had a height advantage of 3 inches over Scheffel. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Delija was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year earlier than Scheffel, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 53 to Scheffel's 46.

Delija vs Scheffel form

Delija had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Renan Ferreira at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shelton Graves at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had lost to Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Denis Goltsov at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Delija's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Scheffel's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Delija vs Scheffel?

Ante Delija was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Matheus Scheffel made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+270) with oddsmakers.