2023 in Oktagon MMA

The year 2023 was the 7th year in the history of the Oktagon MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Czech Republic and Slovakia. 2023 began with Oktagon 39.

2023 in Oktagon MMA
Information
First date	February 11, 2023
Last date	December 29, 2023
Events
Total events	14
Fights
Total fights	147
Title fights	13
Chronology
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List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	Oktagon 39: Jungwirth vs. Oliveira	Feb 11, 2023	Audi Dome	Munich, Germany
2	Oktagon 40: Kozma vs. Siwiec	Mar 4, 2023	Ostravar Aréna	Ostrava, Czech Republic
3	Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez	Apr 15, 2023	Home Credit Arena	Liberec, Czech Republic
4	Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota	Apr 29, 2023	Ondrej Nepela Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia
5	Oktagon 43: Kincl vs. Vémola 2	May 20, 2023	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic
6	Oktagon 44: Langer vs. Poppeck	Jun 17, 2023	Rudolf Weber-Arena	Oberhausen, Germany
7	Oktagon 45 Special: Mågård vs. Lima	Jul 28, 2023	Central Tennis Court Štvanice	Prague, Czech Republic
8	Oktagon 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita	Jul 29, 2023
9	Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin	Sep 16, 2023	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany
10	Oktagon 47: Vémola vs. Langer	Oct 7, 2023	Tipos Aréna	Bratislava, Slovakia
11	Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia	Nov 4, 2023	AO Arena	Manchester, England
12	Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev	Nov 18, 2023	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany
13	Oktagon 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse	Dec 9, 2023	Ostravar Aréna	Ostrava, Czech Republic
14	Oktagon 51: Tipsport Gamechanger Final	Dec 29, 2023	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon Welterweight Tournament

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Finals

Łukasz Siwiec

3

David Kozma

SD

David Kozma

UD

Alex Lohoré

3

Samuel Krištofič

3

Alex Lohoré

UD

David Kozma

1

Bojan Veličković

KO

Bojan Veličković

SUB

Ion Surdu

1

Bojan Veličković

UD

Christian Jungwirth

3

Christian Jungwirth

3

Tato Primera

UD

Bojan Veličković

SUB

Andreas Michailidis

3

Máté Kertész

1

Marcel Mohamed Grabinski

KO

Marcel Mohamed Grabinski

2

Andreas Michailidis

SUB

Leandro Silva

3

Andreas Michailidis

UD

Andreas Michailidis

KO

Louis Glismann

1

Radovan Úškrt

3

Melvin van Suijdam

UD

Melvin van Suijdam

1

Louis Glismann

SUB

Louis Glismann

UD

Andrej Kalašnik

3

Title fights

Title fights in 2023
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Bantamweight	Jonas Mågård (c)	def.	Gustavo Lopez (ic)	TKO (punches)	2	0:31	Oktagon 41	[a]
Featherweight	Losene Keita	def.	Jakub Tichota	TKO (punch)	4	3:53	Oktagon 42	[b]
Middleweight	Patrik Kincl (c)	def.	Karlos Vémola	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	Oktagon 43	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Pavol Langer	def.	Alexander Poppeck	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)	5	5:00	Oktagon 44	[d]
Bantamweight	Felipe Lima	def.	Jonas Mågård (c)	Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–45, 48–46)	5	5:00	Oktagon 45 Special	[e]
Featherweight	Mate Sanikidze (c)	def.	Losene Keita (ic)	TKO (leg injury)	1	1:08	Oktagon 45	[f]
Women's Strawweight	Katharina Dalisda	def.	Jacinta Austin	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	3:40	Oktagon 46	[g]
Light Heavyweight	Karlos Vémola (c)	def.	Pavol Langer (ic)	KO (punches)	1	0:07	Oktagon 47	[h]
Flyweight	Elias Garcia	def.	Aaron Aby	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00	Oktagon 48	[i]
Heavyweight	Hatef Moeil	def.	Lazar Todev	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00	Oktagon 49	[j]
Lightweight	Ronald Paradeiser	def.	Ivan Buchinger	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	5:00	Oktagon 50	[k]
Featherweight	Losene Keita	def.	Niko Samsonidse	KO (punches)	2	0:23	Oktagon 50	[l]
Middleweight	Piotr Wawrzyniak	def.	Vlasto Čepo	TKO (punches)	3	3:19	Oktagon 51	[m]

1. For the Oktagon Bantamweight Championship.
2. For the interim Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
3. For the Oktagon Middleweight Championship.
4. For the interim Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship.
5. For the Oktagon Bantamweight Championship. Lima was deducted one point in round 4 due to an illegal knees.
6. For the Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
7. For the inaugural Oktagon Women's Strawweight Championship.
8. For the Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship.
9. For the inaugural Oktagon Flyweight Championship.
10. For the vacant Oktagon Heavyweight Championship.
11. For the vacant Oktagon Lightweight Championship.
12. For the vacant Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
13. For the interim Oktagon Middleweight Championship.

Oktagon 39: Jungwirth vs. Oliveira

Oktagon 39: Jungwirth vs. Oliveira
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	February 11, 2023
Venue	Audi Dome
City	Munich, Germany
Attendance	7,000

Oktagon 39: Jungwirth vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on February 11, 2023, in Munich, Germany.

Background

A welterweight bout between Christian Jungwirth and Denilson Neves de Oliveira headlined the event.^[1]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Christian Jungwirth	def.	Denilson Neves de Oliveira	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Alexander Poppeck	def.	Martin Zawada	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 30–25)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Losene Keita	def.	Samuel Bark	TKO (punches)	3	0:30
Light Heavyweight	Pavol Langer	def.	Rafael Xavier	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ronald Paradeiser	def.	Vladimir Šikić	TKO (punches)	2	2:08
Heavyweight	Hatef Moeil	def.	Wallyson Carvalho	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Catchweight (213 lb)	Vlasto Čepo	vs.	Héctor Lombard	Draw (time limit)	3	3:00	[b]
Featherweight	Vladimír Lengal	def.	Cem Kuyumcuoglu	TKO (punches)	2	4:30
Welterweight	Marek Bartl	def.	Kevin Hangs	KO (punches)	1	2:03
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Welterweight	Lukas Cruz	def.	Tayo Odunjo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. Neves missed weight (177 lb).
2. Boxing bout.

Oktagon 40: Kozma vs. Siwiec

Oktagon 40: Kozma vs. Siwiec
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	February 10, 2023
Venue	Ostravar Aréna
City	Ostrava, Czech Republic

Oktagon 40: Kozma vs. Siwiec was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on March 4, 2023, in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Background

The event featured the opening rounds of Tipsport Gamechanger Tournament 1 in a welterweight divisions and headlined between former Oktagon Welterweight Champion David Kozma and Łukasz Siwiec.^[2]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	David Kozma	def.	Łukasz Siwiec	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Alex Lohoré	def.	Samuel Krištofič	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Christian Jungwirth	def.	Tato Primera	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Welterweight	Louis Glismann	def.	Andrej Kalašnik	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Welterweight	Andreas Michailidis	def.	Leandro Silva	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[e]
Lightweight	Jaroslav Pokorný	def.	Jan Široký	TKO (punches)	2	3:09
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Welterweight	Marcel Mohamed Grabinski	def.	Máté Kertész	KO (punches)	1	2:50	[f]
Welterweight	Bojan Veličković	def.	Ion Surdu	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	2:55	[g]
Welterweight	Melvin van Suijdam	def.	Radovan Úškrt	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[h]
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Welterweight	Matúš Juráček	def.	John Palaiologos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[i]

1. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
2. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
3. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
4. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
5. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
6. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
7. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
8. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16.
9. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Reserve bout.

Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez

Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	April 15, 2023
Venue	Home Credit Arena
City	Liberec, Czech Republic

Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on April 15, 2023, in Liberec, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Bantamweight Championship unification bout between current champion Jonas Mågård and interim champion Gustavo Lopez headlined the event.^[3]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Jonas Mågård (c)	def.	Gustavo Lopez (ic)	TKO (punches)	2	0:31	[a]
Catchweight (203 lb)	Karlos Vémola	def.	Al Matavao	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:18	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Dan Vinni	def.	Daniel Škvor	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:20
Heavyweight	Lazar Todev	def.	Adam Pałasz	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (161 lb)	Jan Malach	def.	Ebrahim Hosseinpour	TKO (elbows)	1	2:03	[c]
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Light Heavyweight	Mateusz Strzelczyk	def.	Jorick Montagnac	KO (punch)	1	2:51
Catchweight (192 lb)	Václav Mikulášek	def.	Matyas Viszlay	KO (knee to the body)	1	4:47
Catchweight (214 lb)	Nermin Hajdarpašić	vs.	Robin Fošum	Draw (split) (29–28, 28–29, 28–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Jamie Cordero	def.	Ondřej Raška	KO (punches)	1	1:07
Lightweight	Hafeni Nafuka	def.	Peter Gabal	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:42
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (192 lb)	Melvin Mané	def.	Szymon Broncel	TKO (elbows)	2	2:20

1. For the Oktagon Bantamweight Championship.
2. Matavao missed weight (209 lb).
3. Malach missed weight (165 lb).

Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota

Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	April 29, 2023
Venue	Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu
City	Bratislava, Slovakia

Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on April 29, 2023, in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Background

A Oktagon Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Mate Sanikidze and current Oktagon Lightweight Champion Losene Keita was scheduled to headline the event. However, Sanikidze withdrew shoulder injury and was replaced by Jakub Tichota for the interim title.^[4]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Losene Keita	def.	Jakub Tichota	TKO (punch)	4	3:53	[a]
Middleweight	Vlasto Čepo	def.	Ion Taburceanu	TKO (punches)	2	1:54
Lightweight	Karol Ryšavý	def.	Matouš Kohout	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (229 lb)	Jeremy Kimball	def.	Ruben Wolf	TKO (punches)	2	4:05
Catchweight (157 lb)	Shem Rock	vs.	Arthur Lima	Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Featherweight	Niko Samsonidse	def.	Roman Paulus	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Stuart Austin	def.	John Winter	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Katharina Dalisda	def.	Isabela de Pádua	TKO (elbows)	3	4:42
Featherweight	Jakub Dohnal	def.	Callum Mullen	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (187 lb)	Marek Bartl	def.	Ole Magnor	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]

1. For the interim Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
2. Oktagon Underground Rules (3min / 3R).

Oktagon 43: Kincl vs. Vémola 2

Oktagon 43: Kincl vs. Vémola 2
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	May 20, 2023
Venue	O2 Arena
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 43: Kincl vs. Vémola 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on May 20, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Middleweight Championship between current champion Patrik Kincl and former champion (also a current Oktagon Light Heavyweight Champion) Karlos Vémola headlined the event. While, this event also featured the two bouts quarterfinals of Tipsport Gamechanger Tournament 1 in a welterweight divisions.^[5]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Patrik Kincl (c)	def.	Karlos Vémola	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	David Kozma	def.	Alex Lohoré	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Louis Glismann	def.	Melvin van Suijdam	Submission (reserve omoplata)	1	4:57	[c]
Middleweight	Robert Bryczek	def.	Lee Chadwick	KO (punch)	1	2:41
Lightweight	Mateusz Legierski	def.	Matěj Kuzník	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (175 lb)	Miroslav Brož	def.	Robert Pukač	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Middleweight	Marek Mazúch	def.	Giovanni Melillo	KO (punches)	2	1:53
Catchweight (179 lb)	Amiran Gogoladze	def.	Liam Etebar	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Marc Doussis	def.	Daniel Toledo Canellas	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:59
Catchweight (150 lb)	Ahmed Vila	def.	Kimbo Tinghaugen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:55
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Middleweight	Matěj Daněk	def.	Endrit Brajshori	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:26

1. For the Oktagon Middleweight Championship.
2. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal; Lehoré missed weight (173.5 lb).
3. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
4. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Reserve bout.

Oktagon 44: Langer vs. Poppeck

Oktagon 44: Langer vs. Poppeck
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	June 17, 2023
Venue	Rudolf Weber-Arena
City	Oberhausen, Germany

Oktagon 44: Langer vs. Poppeck is a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on June 14, 2023, in Oberhausen, Germany.

Background

An interim Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Pavol Langer and Alexander Poppeck headlined the event.

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Pavol Langer	def.	Alexander Poppeck	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Bojan Veličković	def.	Christian Jungwirth	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Andreas Michailidis	def.	Marcel Mohamed Grabinski	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	3:02	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Xavier	def.	Mateusz Strzelczyk	TKO (leg injury)	3	2:47
Lightweight	Ronald Paradeiser	def.	Andrew Fisher	TKO (punches)	3	1:29
Middleweight	Hojat Khajevand	def.	Zdeněk Polívka	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:04
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Bantamweight	Antun Račić	def.	Josivaldo Costa Araújo	TKO (foot injury)	1	3:43
Welterweight	Łukasz Siwiec	def.	John Hathaway	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Women's Strawweight	Jacinta Austin	def.	Sofiia Bagishvili	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:19
Catchweight (161 lb)	Hafeni Nafuka	def.	Adrian Kępa	Submission (armbar)	1	2:15
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (159 lb)	Hassan Shaaban	def.	Denis Gondžala	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. For the interim Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
3. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
4. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Reserve bout.

Oktagon 45 Special: Mågård vs. Lima

Oktagon 45 Special: Mågård vs. Lima
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	July 28, 2023
Venue	Central Tennis Court Štvanice
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 45 Special: Mågård vs. Lima was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on July 28, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Jonas Mågård and former KSW Bantamweight Champion Antun Račić was scheduled to headline the event.^[6] However, Račić withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Felipe Lima.^[7]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Felipe Lima	def.	Jonas Mågård (c)	Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–45, 48–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Robert Bryczek	def.	Samuel Krištofič	TKO (punches)	1	0:55	[b]
Featherweight	Vladimír Lengál	def.	Michael Deiga-Scheck	KO (knee)	1	2:59
Welterweight	Ion Surdu	def.	Máté Kertész	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Shem Rock	def.	Jan Malach	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:08
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Catchweight (176 lb)	Radovan Úškrt	def.	Tato Primera	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	4:55
Middleweight	Ole Magnor	def.	Václav Mikulášek	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:55
Middleweight	Jamie Cordero	def.	Gabriel Török	KO (head kick)	1	0:22
Featherweight	Radek Roušal	def.	Armand Herczeg	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Women's Bantamweight	Róża Gumienna	def.	Lucia Krajčovič	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the Oktagon Bantamweight Championship. Lima was deducted one point in round 4 due to an illegal knees.
2. Oktagon Middleweight title eliminator.

Oktagon 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita

Oktagon 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	July 29, 2023
Venue	Central Tennis Court Štvanice
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on July 29, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion Mate Sanikidze and interim champion (also a current Oktagon Lightweight Champion) Losene Keita headlined the event.^[7]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Mate Sanikidze (c)	def.	Losene Keita (ic)	TKO (leg injury)	1	1:08	[a]
Catchweight (201 lb)	Karlos Vémola	def.	Lucas Alsina	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ivan Buchinger	def.	Aboubakar Tounkara	TKO (punches)	1	0:55
Light Heavyweight	Daniel Škvor	def.	Nermin Hajdarpašić	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:40
Heavyweight	Lazar Todev	def.	Wallyson Carvalho	Submission (Achilles lock)	1	4:57
Lightweight	Jan Široký	def.	Ondřej Petrášek	TKO (punches)	2	4:45	[b]
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Catchweight (148 lb)	Eduard Kexel	def.	Michal Jančuška	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Akonne Wanliss	def.	Giorgi Gogotchuri	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	2:07
Featherweight	Roman Paulus	def.	Callum Mullen	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Welterweight	Vladislav Kanchev	def.	James Lewis	TKO (punches)	2	1:54
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Featherweight	Nikolaos Serbezis	def.	Ivan Klevets	Submission (armbar)	2	4:13	[d]

1. For the Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
2. Petrášek missed weight (157.1 lb).
3. Mullen missed weight (148.8 lb).
4. Serbezis missed weight (147.5 lb).

Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin

Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	September 16, 2023
Venue	Festhalle Frankfurt
City	Frankfurt, Germany

Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on September 16, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Background

The inaugural Oktagon Women's Strawweight Championship bout between Katharina Dalisda and Jacinta Austin headlined the event. While, this event also featured the semifinals of Tipsport Gamechanger 1 welterweight tournament.^[8]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Strawweight	Katharina Dalisda	def.	Jacinta Austin	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	3:40	[a]
Welterweight	Bojan Veličković	def.	David Kozma	KO (punches)	1	3:45	[b]
Welterweight	John Palaiologos	def.	Christian Jungwirth	Submission (kimura)	1	3:46	[c]
Welterweight	Andreas Michailidis	def.	Louis Glismann	KO (punches)	1	0:33	[d]
Welterweight	Leandro Silva	def.	Marcel Mohamed Grabinski	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:34	[e]
Middleweight	Kerim Engizek	def.	Matias Juarez	KO (punch)	1	1:39
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Featherweight	Deniz Ilbay	def.	Marco Novák	TKO (punches)	3	4:11
Featherweight	Niko Samsonidse	def.	Nicolae Hantea	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:10
Lightweight	František Fodor	def.	Vladimir Šikić	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	3:36	[f]
Catchweight (176 lb)	Tayo Odunjo	def.	Selim Topuz	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[g]
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Welterweight	Daniel Hromek	def.	Zoran Solaja	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the inaugural Oktagon Women's Strawweight Championship.
2. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
3. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Reserve bout.
4. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
5. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Reserve bout; Grabinski missed weight (173.9 lb).
6. Šikić missed weight (157.2 lb).
7. Topuz missed weight (176.4 lb).

Oktagon 47: Vémola vs. Langer

Oktagon 47: Vémola vs. Langer
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	October 7, 2023
Venue	Tipos Aréna
City	Bratislava, Slovakia

Oktagon 47: Vémola vs. Langer was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on October 7, 2023, in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Background

A Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship unification bout between current champion (also former Oktagon Middleweight Champion) Karlos Vémola and interim champion Pavol Langer headlined the event.^[9]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Karlos Vémola (c)	def.	Pavol Langer (ic)	KO (punches)	1	0:07	[a]
Lightweight	Ivan Buchinger	def.	Jakub Dohnal	TKO (punches)	2	4:46
Heavyweight	Adam Pałasz	def.	Sofiane Boukichou	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mateusz Legierski	def.	Karol Ryšavý	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Marek Mazúch	def.	Jamie Cordero	TKO (punches)	3	0:33
Welterweight	Amiran Gogoladze	def.	Łukasz Siwiec	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26)	3	5:00	[b]
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Welterweight	Matouš Kohout	def.	Robert Pukač	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Lucia Szabová	def.	Alexandra Andersrod	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	3:00	[c]
Bantamweight	Beno Adamia	def.	Gustavo Lopez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[d]
Catchweight (132 lb)	Megan Morris	def.	Veronika Smolková	Submission (armbar)	3	4:47
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Middleweight	Ahmed Sami	def.	Adam Horváth	TKO (punches)	1	3:49	[e]

1. For the Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. Siwiec was deducted one point in round 3 due to an illegal upkick.
3. Oktagon Underground Rules (3min / 3R).
4. Lopez missed weight (139.7 lb).
5. Sami missed weight (187 lb).

Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia

Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	November 4, 2023
Venue	AO Arena
City	Manchester, England

Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on November 4, 2023, in Manchester, England.

Background

The event was headlined by an inaugural Oktagon Flyweight Championship bout between Aaron Aby and Elias Garcia.^[10]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Elias Garcia	def.	Aaron Aby	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (204 lb)	Scott Askham	def.	Marc Doussis	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jakub Bahník	vs.	Akonne Wanliss	No Contest (accidental knee to groin)	1	0:25	[b]
Middleweight	Jake Quickenden	def.	Paul Smith	TKO (punches)	1	1:16	[c]
Bantamweight	Jack Cartwright	def.	Júnior Assis	Submission (scarf hold armlock)	1	2:15
Lightweight	George Staines	def.	Denis Frimpong	Submission (guillotine choke)	4	2:02	[d]
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Welterweight	Ion Surdu	def.	Alex Lehoré	KO (punches)	1	4:10
Catchweight (150 lb)	Shoaib Yousaf	def.	Konmon Deh	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (190 lb)	Zdeněk Polívka	def.	Lee Chadwick	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Lightweight	Hascen Neri Gelezi	def.	Aaron McDonald	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the inaugural Oktagon Flyweight Championship.
2. Accidental knee to the groin rendered Bahník unable to continue.
3. Oktagon's UK reality show: Stage to the Cage Final.
4. Oktagon Challenge: England vs. Ireland Tournament Final.

Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev

Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	November 18, 2023
Venue	Lanxess Arena
City	Cologne, Germany

Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on November 18, 2023, in Cologne, Germany.

Background

A Oktagon Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Hatef Moeil and Lazar Todev headlined the event.^[11]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Hatef Moeil	def.	Lazar Todev	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (176 lb)	Leandro Silva	def.	Christian Eckerlin	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kerim Engizek	def.	Adam Horváth	TKO (punches)	1	3:48
Featherweight	Corey Fry	def.	Deniz Ilbay	Submission (armbar)	1	3:35	[b]
Welterweight	Niklas Stolze	def.	Andrej Kalašnik	KO (punches)	1	3:40
Middleweight	Matthew Bonner	def.	Cihad Akipa	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Lightweight	Konrad Dyrschka	def.	Thiago Silva	Decision (majority) (28–28, 28–27, 29–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jorick Montagnac	def.	Steve MacDonald	KO (punches)	1	4:10
Catchweight (150 lb)	Arijan Topallaj	def.	Roman Paulus	Submission (brabo choke)	1	1:40	[c]
Featherweight	Jake McHugh	def.	Ivan Klevets	Technical Submission (triangle choke)	2	2:32
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Welterweight	Lukáš Eliáš	def.	Finn Griessmann	KO (punches)	1	2:39

1. For the vacant Oktagon Heavyweight Championship.
2. Ilbay missed weight (148 lb).
3. Topallaj missed weight (156.3 lb).

Oktagon 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse

Oktagon 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	December 9, 2023
Venue	Ostravar Aréna
City	Ostrava, Czech Republic

Oktagon 50: Keita vs. Samsonidse was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on December 9, 2023, in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Featherweight Championship for the vacant title between former Oktagon Lightweight Champion Losene Keita and Niko Samsonidse headlined the event. Former champion Mate Sanikidze announced that he vacated the title when he moved down to bantamweight.^[12]

A Oktagon Lightweight Championship rematch for the vacant title between Ronald Paradeiser and former champion (also former Oktagon Featherweight Champion) Ivan Buchinger served as co-main event. The pairing previously met at Oktagon 27 in February 2021, with Buchinger captured the title via first round submission.^[13]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Losene Keita	def.	Niko Samsonidse	KO (punches)	2	0:23	[a]
Lightweight	Ronald Paradeiser	def.	Ivan Buchinger	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Samuel Bark	def.	Vladimír Lengál	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Matěj Peňáz	def.	Ole Magnor	KO (punches)	1	0:29
Lightweight	Stefano Catacoli	def.	Jan Široký	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Xavier	def.	Dan Vinni	TKO (punches)	2	1:27
Lightweight	Ebrahim Hosseinpour	def.	Matěj Kuzník	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Máté Kertész	def.	Ammari Diedrick	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (196 lb)	Ondřej Raška	def.	Michal Kotalík	TKO (foot injury)	2	0:28	[c]
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Featherweight	Marco Novák	def.	Michal Konrád	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	4:07

1. For the vacant Oktagon Featherweight Championship.
2. For the vacant Oktagon Lightweight Championship.
3. Kotalík missed weight (197.5 lb).

Oktagon 51: Tipsport Gamechanger Final

Oktagon 51: Tipsport Gamechanger Final
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	December 29, 2023
Venue	O2 Arena
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 51: Tipsport Gamechanger Final was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on December 29, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

The Tipsport Gamechanger 1 welterweight tournament final between Bojan Veličković and Andreas Michailidis headlined the event. While, an interim Oktagon Middleweight Championship bout between Vlasto Čepo and Piotr Wawrzyniak served as the co-main event.^[14]

Results

Main card (DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Bojan Veličković	def.	Andreas Michailidis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:21	[a]
Middleweight	Piotr Wawrzyniak	def.	Vlasto Čepo	TKO (punches)	3	3:19	[b]
Catchweight (195 lb)	Samuel Krištofič	def.	Karlos Vémola	KO (punch)	1	1:48
Light Heavyweight	Daniel Škvor	def.	Martin Zawada	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Stefano Paternò	def.	Ion Surdu	Submission (armbar)	2	2:37	[c]
Preliminary card (DAZN)
Catchweight (150 lb)	Karol Ryšavý	def.	Henrique Madureira	TKO (punches)	1	1:59
Women's Strawweight	Eva Dourthe	def.	Chiara Penco	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[d]
Featherweight	Radek Roušal	def.	Kallum Parker	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (121 lb)	Mallory Martin	def.	Magdaléna Šormová	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Lightweight	Hassan Shaaban	def.	Tomáš Fiala	KO (flying knee)	1	1:58	[e]

1. Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Final.
2. For the interim Oktagon Middleweight Championship.
3. Surdu missed weight (172 lb).
4. Oktagon Women's Strawweight title eliminator.
5. Shaaban missed weight (157.6 lb).

See also

• List of current Oktagon MMA fighters
• 2023 in UFC
• 2023 in Bellator MMA
• 2023 in Professional Fighters League
• 2023 in ONE Championship
• 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
• 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
• 2023 in UAE Warriors