Pawlak vs Janikowski

Who won Pawlak vs Janikowski?

Pawel Pawlak beat Damian Janikowski by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of KSW 96, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Sport Arena in Łódź.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Pawel Pawlak.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pawlak vs Janikowski stats

Pawel Pawlak stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Damian Janikowski made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Pawel Pawlak's 6th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Damian Janikowski marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Pawel Pawlak's KSW record stood at 6-0-0, while Damian Janikowski's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Janikowski had a slight advantage in power over Pawlak, with a 50% knock out percentage over Pawlak's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pawlak had a slight advantage over Janikowski, with a 13% submission rate over Janikowski's 10%.

Pawel Pawlak was the same age as Damian Janikowski, at 35 years old.

Pawlak had a height advantage of 1 inch over Janikowski. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pawlak was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Janikowski, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 85 to Janikowski's 36.

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What were the odds on Pawlak vs Janikowski?

Pawel Pawlak was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Damian Janikowski made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.