Szabova vs Alvarez

Who won Szabova vs Alvarez?

Lucia Szabova beat Aitana Alvarez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 59, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Peugeot Arena in Bratislava.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lucia Szabova.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Szabova vs Alvarez stats

Lucia Szabova stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Aitana Alvarez made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lucia Szabova's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Aitana Alvarez marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Lucia Szabova's Oktagon MMA record stood at 6-0-0, while Aitana Alvarez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Alvarez had an advantage in power over Szabova, with a 40% knock out percentage over Szabova's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Szabova had a massive advantage over Alvarez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Alvarez's 0%.

Lucia Szabova was the older woman by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Szabova had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alvarez.

Szabova was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2020, 1 month later than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 20 less professional rounds, 13 to Alvarez's 33.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Aitana Alvarez had been fighting more than Lucia Szabova.

Going to this contest, Lucia Szabova had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Aitana Alvarez's last outing had been 4 months and 19 days ago.

What time did Szabova vs Alvarez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Szabova vs Alvarez?

Lucia Szabova was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Aitana Alvarez made her way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.