Wittner vs Juusola

Who won Wittner vs Juusola?

Zach Juusola beat Jozef Wittner by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 1, on Friday 27th January 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Zach Juusola.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Wittner vs Juusola stats

Jozef Wittner stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Zach Juusola made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Jozef Wittner's PFL record stood at 0-1-0, while Zach Juusola's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Juusola had an advantage in power over Wittner, with a 36% knock out percentage over Wittner's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wittner had a slight advantage over Juusola, with a 50% submission rate over Juusola's 45%.

Jozef Wittner was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Juusola had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wittner.

Wittner was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months later than Juusola, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 36 to Juusola's 44.

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What were the odds on Wittner vs Juusola?

Jozef Wittner was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Zach Juusola made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.