Nurgozhay vs Szewczyk

Who won Nurgozhay vs Szewczyk?

Diyar Nurgozhay beat Bartosz Szewczyk by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 8, on Tuesday 1st October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Nurgozhay vs Szewczyk stats

Diyar Nurgozhay stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bartosz Szewczyk made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Szewczyk had an advantage in power over Nurgozhay, with a 75% knock out percentage over Nurgozhay's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurgozhay had a slight advantage over Szewczyk, with a 22% submission rate over Szewczyk's 13%.

Diyar Nurgozhay was the same age as Bartosz Szewczyk, at years old.

Szewczyk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nurgozhay.

Nurgozhay was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Szewczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 15 to Szewczyk's 22.

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What time did Nurgozhay vs Szewczyk start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nurgozhay vs Szewczyk?

Diyar Nurgozhay was a 8/11 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Bartosz Szewczyk made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+100) with oddsmakers.