Frunza vs Kutsy

Who won Frunza vs Kutsy?

Daniel Frunza beat Vadim Kutsy by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 7, on Tuesday 24th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Frunza vs Kutsy stats

Daniel Frunza stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vadim Kutsy made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Frunza had a massive power advantage over Kutsy, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Kutsy's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kutsy had a massive advantage over Frunza, boasting a 44% submission rate over Frunza's 0%.

Daniel Frunza was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Frunza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kutsy.

Frunza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months later than Kutsy, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 22 to Kutsy's 29.

Activity check

Frunza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Frunza vs Kutsy start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Frunza vs Kutsy?

Daniel Frunza was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Vadim Kutsy made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.