Smith vs Kozola

Who won Smith vs Kozola?

Jake Smith beat Steve Kozola by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 193, on Friday 26th January 2018 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Smith vs Kozola stats

Jake Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Steve Kozola made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jake Smith's Bellator record stood at 1-2-0, while Steve Kozola's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kozola had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Smith's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kozola had an advantage over Smith, with a 13% submission rate over Smith's 0%.

Jake Smith was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Kozola had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Smith's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kozola's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months later than Kozola, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 22 to Kozola's 20.

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