# 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.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | OKTAGON 39: Jungwirth vs. Neves | February 11, 2023 | Audi Dome | Munich, Germany |
| 2 | Oktagon 40: TIPSPORT GAMECHANGER Round of 16 | March 4, 2023 | Ostravar Aréna | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 3 | Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez | April 15, 2023 | Home Credit Arena | Liberec, Czech Republic |
| 4 | Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota | April 29, 2023 | Ondrej Nepela Arena | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 5 | OKTAGON 43: Kincl vs Vemola 2 | May 20, 2023 | O2 Arena | Prague, Czech Rep. |
| 58 | OKTAGON 44: Langer vs Poppeck | June 17, 2023 | Rudolf Weber-Arena | Oberhausen, Germany |
| 59 | OKTAGON 45: Štvanice special | July 28, 2023 | Central Tennis Court Štvanice | Prague, Czech Rep. |
| 60 | OKTAGON 45: Sanikidze vs Keita | July 29, 2023 | Central Tennis Court Štvanice | Prague, Czech Rep. |
| 61 | OKTAGON 46: Dalisda vs Austin | September 16, 2023 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 62 | OKTAGON 47: Česko vs Slovensko | October 07, 2023 | Tipos Arena | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 63 | OKTAGON 48: Aby vs Garcia | November 04, 2023 | AO Arena | Manchester, England |
| 64 | OKTAGON 49: Moeil vs Todev | November 18, 2023 | Lanxess Arena | Cologne, Germany |
| 65 | OKTAGON 50: Keita vs Samsonisde | December 09, 2023 | Ostravar Arena | Ostrava, Czech Rep. |
| 66 | OKTAGON 51: Tipsport Gamechanger Final | December 29, 2023 | O2 Arena | Prague, Czech Rep. |

## Oktagon Welterweight $1 Million Tournament

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Finals | Finals |
| Łukasz Siwiec | 3 | | | | | | | |
| David Kozma | SD | | | | | | | |
| David Kozma | SD | David Kozma | UD | | | | | |
| | | Alex Lohoré | 3 | | | | | |
| Samuel Krištofič | 3 | Alex Lohoré | 3 | | | | | |
| Alex Lohoré | UD | | | | | | | |
| Alex Lohoré | UD | | | David Kozma | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Bojan Velickovic | KO | | | |
| Bojan Velickovic | SUB | | | | | Bojan Velickovic | KO | | | |
| Ion Surdu | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ion Surdu | 1 | Bojan Velickovic | UD | | | | | |
| | | Christian Jungwirth | 3 | | | | | |
| Christian Jungwirth | 3 | Christian Jungwirth | 3 | | | | | |
| Tato Primera | UD | | | | | | | |
| Tato Primera | UD | | | | | | Bojan Velickovic | SUB |
| | | | | | | | Andreas Michailidis | 3 |
| Máté Kertész | 1 | | | | | | | | Andreas Michailidis | 3 |
| Marcel Grabinski | KO | | | | | | | |
| Marcel Grabinski | KO | Marcel Grabinski | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Andreas Michailidis | SUB | | | | | |
| Leandro Silva | 3 | Andreas Michailidis | SUB | | | | | |
| Andreas Michailidis | UD | | | | | | | |
| Andreas Michailidis | UD | | | Andreas Michailidis | KO | | | |
| | | | | Louis Glismann | 1 | | | |
| Radovan Úškrt | 3 | | | | | Louis Glismann | 1 | | | |
| Melvin van Suijdam | UD | | | | | | | |
| Melvin van Suijdam | UD | Melvin van Suijdam | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Louis Glismann | SUB | | | | | |
| Louis Glismann | UD | Louis Glismann | SUB | | | | | |
| Andrej Kalašnik | 3 | | | | | | | |

## OKTAGON 39: Jungwirth vs. Neves

OKTAGON 39: Jungwirth vs Neves was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on February 11, 2023, at the Audi Dome in Munich, Germany.

### Fight card

OKTAGON 39 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Christian Jungwirth | def. | Denilson Neves | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | Main Event |
| Lightheavyweight 93 kg | Alexander Poppeck | def. | Martin Zawada | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Co-Main |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Losene Keita | def. | Samuel Bark | KO (Left Uppercut) | 3 | 0:30 | |
| Lightheavyweight 93 kg | Pavol Langer | def. | Rafael Xavier | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ronald Paradeiser | def. | Vladimir Šikić | KO/TKO (Ground and pound) | 2 | 2:08 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Hatef Moeil | def. | Wallyson Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightheavyweight 93 kg | Vlasto Čepo | draw. | Hector Lombard | Ends in a draw, no finish | 3 | 3:00 | Boxing bout |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Vladimir Lengal | def. | Cem Kuyumcuoglu | KO/TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Marek Bartl | def. | Kevin Hangs | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Early Prelims ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Lukas Cruz | def. | Tayo Odunjo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## Oktagon 53: Dalisda vs. Dourthe

Oktagon 53: Dalisda vs. Dourthe was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on February 10, 2024, at the Rudolf Weber-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

### Background

An Oktagon Women's strawweight Championship bout between reigning champion Katharina Dalisda and contender Eva Dourthe headlined the event.

### Fight card

Oktagon 53 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Women"s Strawweight 52 kg | Katharina Dalisda (c) | def. | Eva Dourthe | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the Oktagon Women's strawweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Islam Dulatov | def. | John Palaiologos | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Miroslav Brož | def. | Tom Crosby | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | David Zawada | def. | Hojat Khajevand | Submission (heel hook) | 3 | 4:24 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ivica Trušček | def. | Cihad Akipa | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Jan Malach | def. | Luka Milidragović | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 2 | 3:01 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Gjoni Palokaj | def. | Jaroslav Pokorný | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Endrit Brajshori | def. | Jan Fajk | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 0:47 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Emir-Can Al | def. | Tomáš Votava | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Free Prelims (YouTube) ||||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Sami Zarabi | def. | Jakub Batfalsky | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## Oktagon 54: Kincl vs. Wawrzyniak

Oktagon 54: Kincl vs. Wawrzyniak was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on March 2, 2024, at the Ostravar Aréna in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

### Background

An unification Oktagon Middleweight Championship bout between reigning champion Patrik Kincl and interim champion Piotr Wawrzyniak headlined the event.

### Fight card

Oktagon 54 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Patrik Kincl (c) | def. | Piotr Wawrzyniak (ic) | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 1:50 | For the Oktagon Middleweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ronald Paradeiser | def. | Attila Korkmaz | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mochamed Machaev | def. | Makwan Amirkhani | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:06 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Daniel Torres | def. | Vladimír Lengál | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Legierski | def. | Matouš Kohout | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:38 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Acoidan Duque | def. | Mohamed Grabinski | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Predrag Bogdanović | def. | Hafeni Nafuka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Łukasz Rajewski | def. | Jason Ponet | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Free Prelims (YouTube) ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Miloš Janičić | def. | Ebrahim Hosseinpour | TKO (knee) | 2 | 1:28 | |

## Oktagon 55: Jungwirth vs. Pukač 2

Oktagon 55: Jungwirth vs. Pukač 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on March 23, 2024, at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.

### Background

A welterweight rematch between Christian Jungwirth and Robert Pukač headlined the event. The pair previously fought at Oktagon Prime 5 in March 2022, where Jungwirth won by TKO at the end of second-round.

### Fight card

Oktagon 55 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Christian Jungwirth | def. | Robert Pukač | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Light Heavyrweight 93 kg | Alexander Poppeck | def. | Jeremy Kimball | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:30 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Máté Kertész | def. | Niklas Stolze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:42 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Jamie Cordero | def. | Dominic Schober | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sebastian Herzberg | def. | Ruben Wolf | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Arijan Topallaj | def. | Karol Ryšavý | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Catchweight 74 kg | Wahid Najand | def. | Jakub Bahník | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Light Heavyrweight 93 kg | Jorick Montagnac | def. | Sebastian Heil | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Michael Deiga-Scheck | def. | Nikolaos Serbezis | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:53 |
| Women"s Bantamweight 61 kg | Lucia Szabová | def. | Róża Gumienna | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:38 |
| Catchweight 87 kg | Ion Taburceanu | def. | Nenad Avramović | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 5:00 |
| Free Prelims (YouTube) ||||||||
| Women"s Strawweight 52 kg | Jacinta Austin | def. | Karolina Wójcik | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |

## Oktagon 56: Aby vs. Creasey

Oktagon 56: Aby vs. Creasey was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on April 20, 2024, at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England.

### Background

A rematch for the vacant Oktagon Flyweight Championship between former title challenger Aaron Aby and former Cage Warriors Flyweight champion Sam Creasey headlined the event. The pair previously fought at Cage Warriors 123 in June 2021, where Creasey won via unanimous decision.

### Results

Oktagon 56 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Sam Creasey | def. | Aaron Aby | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the vacant Oktagon Flyweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Akonne Wanliss | def. | Sahil Siraj | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:48 | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Shem Rock | def. | Stefano Catacoli | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Light Heavyrweight 93 kg | Will Fleury | def. | Daniel Škvor | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:14 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Andrej Kalašnik | def. | Liam Etebar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | George Staines | def. | Tomáš Cigánik | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | James Hendin | def. | Jakub Dohnal | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 4:43 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Denis Frimpong | def. | Callum Mullen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Mick Stanton | def. | Kamil Wojciechowski | KO (punches) | 3 | 4:01 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Ammari Diedrick | def. | Daniel Hromek | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:56 | Hromek missed weight (78.3 kg). |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Bakhtyaar Oryakhail | def. | Mbaye Gaye | TKO (submission to elbows) | 3 | 2:04 | |
| Free Prelims (YouTube) ||||||||
| Women"s Flyweight 57 kg | Aitana Álvarez | def. | Megan Morris | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## Oktagon 57: Moeil vs. Austin

Oktagon 57: Moeil vs. Austin is a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on May 4, 2024, at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

### Fight card

Oktagon 57 :
| Weight Class | | | | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Hatef Moeil (c) | vs. | Stuart Austin | For the Oktagon Heavyweight Championship. |
| Catchweight 80 kg | Christian Eckerlin | vs. | Miroslav Brož | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Losene Keita | vs. | Agy Sardari | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Opening Round. |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Pavol Langer | vs. | Marc Doussis | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Louis Glismann | vs. | Łukasz Siwiec | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Mate Sanikidze | vs. | Farbod Nezhad | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Endrit Brajshori | vs. | Tayo Odunjo | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Beno Adamia | vs. | Stipe Brčić | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Hassan Shaaban | vs. | Hascen Neri Gelezi | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Max Holzer | vs. | Eemil Kurhela | |
| Women"s Strawweight 52 kg | Mallory Martin | vs. | Anita Bekus | |

## Oktagon 58: Vémola vs Végh 2

Oktagon 58: Vémola vs Végh 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on June 8, 2024, at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

### Fight card

Oktagon 58 :
| Weight Class | | | | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Karlos Vemola (c) | vs. | Attila Végh | For the Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Patrik Kincl (c) | vs. | Matěj Peňáz | For the Oktagon Middleweight Championship. |
| Welterweight 77 kg | David Kozma | vs. | Ion Surdu | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Leandro Silva | vs. | Amiran Gogoladze | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Acoidan Duque | vs. | Mochamed Machaev | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Quarter-final. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Legierski | vs. | Akonne Wanliss | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Quarter-final. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Attila Korkmaz | vs. | Makwan Amirkhani | Tipsport Gamechanger 2: Reserve bout. |