Surdu vs Jotko

Who won Surdu vs Jotko?

Krzysztof Jotko beat Ion Surdu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 70, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at KV Arena in Karlovy Vary.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Krzysztof Jotko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Surdu vs Jotko stats

Ion Surdu stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Krzysztof Jotko made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ion Surdu's 7th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Krzysztof Jotko marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Ion Surdu's Oktagon MMA record stood at 4-3-0, while Krzysztof Jotko's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Surdu had a massive power advantage over Jotko, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Jotko's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Surdu had a slight advantage over Jotko, with a 6% submission rate over Jotko's 4%.

Ion Surdu was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Jotko had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Surdu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 9 months later than Jotko, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 36 to Jotko's 80.

Surdu vs Jotko form

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

He was victorious against Alen Amedovski at UFC on ESPN+ 7 on 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Activity check

Surdu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Surdu vs Jotko start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Surdu vs Jotko?

Ion Surdu was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Krzysztof Jotko made his way into the ring at 49/50 (-100) with oddsmakers.