Szczepaniak vs Zielinski

Who won Szczepaniak vs Zielinski?

Oskar Szczepaniak beat Adrian Zielinski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of KSW 95, on Friday 7th June 2024 at Hala Urania in Olsztyn.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Oskar Szczepaniak.

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).

Szczepaniak vs Zielinski stats

Oskar Szczepaniak stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Adrian Zielinski made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Oskar Szczepaniak's 5th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Adrian Zielinski marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Oskar Szczepaniak's KSW record stood at 4-1-0, while Adrian Zielinski's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Szczepaniak had a slight advantage in power over Zielinski, with a 40% knock out percentage over Zielinski's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zielinski had a large advantage over Szczepaniak, boasting a 25% submission rate over Szczepaniak's 0%.

Oskar Szczepaniak was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Szczepaniak had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zielinski. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Szczepaniak was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 9 years and 11 months later than Zielinski, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 67 less professional rounds, 18 to Zielinski's 85.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adrian Zielinski had been fighting more than Oskar Szczepaniak.

Going to this contest, Oskar Szczepaniak had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Adrian Zielinski's last outing had been 5 months and 23 days ago.

What were the odds on Szczepaniak vs Zielinski?

Oskar Szczepaniak was a 8/13 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Adrian Zielinski made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.