Kwiatkowski vs Donaldson

Who won Kwiatkowski vs Donaldson?

Josh Kwiatkowski beat JT Donaldson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of BFL 76, on Thursday 30th March 2023 at Harbour Convention Centre in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josh Kwiatkowski.

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).

Kwiatkowski vs Donaldson stats

Josh Kwiatkowski stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

JT Donaldson made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Kwiatkowski had a massive power advantage over Donaldson, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Donaldson's 25%.

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

Josh Kwiatkowski was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Kwiatkowski was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years later than Donaldson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 41 to Donaldson's 27.

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Kwiatkowski's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kwiatkowski vs Donaldson?

Josh Kwiatkowski was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while JT Donaldson made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-130) with oddsmakers.