Landu vs Niedzielski

Who won Landu vs Niedzielski?

Yves Landu beat Piotr Niedzielski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yves Landu.

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).

Landu vs Niedzielski stats

Yves Landu stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Piotr Niedzielski made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Yves Landu's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yves Landu's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Piotr Niedzielski's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Niedzielski had a slight advantage in power over Landu, with a 29% knock out percentage over Landu's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Niedzielski had a slight advantage over Landu, with a 35% submission rate over Landu's 28%.

Yves Landu was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Niedzielski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Landu. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Landu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 3 months later than Niedzielski, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 69 to Niedzielski's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Piotr Niedzielski had been fighting more than Yves Landu.

Going to this contest, Yves Landu had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 14 days ago, while Piotr Niedzielski's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 29 days ago.

Landu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Niedzielski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Landu vs Niedzielski?

Yves Landu was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Piotr Niedzielski made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.