Oktagon MMA

Oktagon MMA

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 in Oktagon MMA
Sport	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06)
Founder	Pavol Neruda (formerly Šipkovský) Ondřej Novotný
Owner(s)	Private
Country	Czech Republic Slovakia
Official website	oktagonmma.com

Oktagon MMA is a mixed martial arts organization based in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, considered the largest Czech-Slovak organization. The founders and at the same time its owners are Pavol Neruda (formerly Šipkovský) and Ondřej Novotný.^[1]

History

The organization was founded in June 2016 , when it came up with the reality show Oktagon Challenge . The project culminated in the Oktagon 1 tournament . Gábor Boráros and Jakub Běle faced each other in the final. The winner of the main match and the entire reality show was Gábor Boráros, and Oktagon started a series of gala evenings. The following 3 series brought several winners from Slovakia. Samuel Krištofič, Karol Ryšavý and Lucia Szabová completed the collection of champions. The final of the 5th series took place at the Oktagon 20 tournament , in which Roman Paulus won on points over Tomáš Zajac.^[2][3]

Oktagon organizes several tournaments every year in the largest Czech and Slovak arenas and cities. In addition, he is preparing a unique reality show with professional fighters called Octagon Challenge for all sports fans . He also prepares the weekly Oktagon Magazín , which maps the scene of combat sports. The popular Project X , which followed the journey of an ordinary person to the cage, Project Y - an all-female MMA reality show, and last but not least, a talk show about fighters and people from the Oktagon Majk scene . The organization now has more than 450,000 fans on social networks and YouTube , where their videos had over 30 million views in 2019 alone. viewed.^[1]

Roster

Rankings

The rankings for the Oktagon MMA's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the Oktagon's website.^[4]

• Updated as of April 3, 2024.

Men's Ranking

Oktagon MMA rankings
Rank	Heavyweight	Light heavyweight	Middleweight	Welterweight
C	Hatef Moeil	Karlos Vemola	Patrik Kincl	—
1	Stuart Austin	Stephan Puetz	Samuel Krištofič	Bojan Veličković
2	Lazar Todev	Rafael Xavier	Kerim Engizek	Andreas Michailidis
3	Adam Pałasz	Pavol Langer	Matěj Peňáz	Stefano Paternò
4	Jeremy Kimball	Alexander Poppeck	Piotr Wawrzyniak	David Kozma
5	Tadej Dajčman	Daniel Škvor	Vlasto Čepo	Ion Surdu
6	Ruben Wolf 3	Mateusz Strzelczyk	David Zawada	Leandro Silva
7	Sofiane Boukichou 1	Jorick Montagnac	Zdenek Polivka	Amiran Gogoladze
8	Wallyson Carvalho 1	Marc Doussis	Matthew Bonner	Máté Kertész
9	Kerisson Rezende 1	Dan Vinni	Hojat Khajevand	Islam Dulatov 1
10	—	Miloš Petrášek	Marek Mazuch	Christian Jungwirth
Rank	Lightweight	Featherweight	Bantamweight	Flyweight
C	Ronald Paradeiser	Losene Keita	Felipe Lima	Sam Creasey
1	Mateusz Legierski	Samuel Bark	Jonas Mågård	Aaron Aby
2	Konrad Dyrschka	Niko Samsonidse	Beno Adamia	Christopher Daniel
3	Ivan Buchinger	Jakub Tichota	Gustavo Lopez	—
4	Hafeni Nafuka 1	Shoaib Yousaf	Jack Cartwright	—
5	Shem Rock 1	Karol Ryšavý	Antun Račić	—
6	Arijan Topallaj	Eduard Kexel	Cory Tait	—
7	Jakub Bahník 3	Vladimír Lengál	Mikael Silander	—
8	Akonne Wanliss	Gjoni Palokaj	Luca Iovine	—
9	Stefano Catacoli	Max Holzer	Roman Paulus	—
10	Karol Ryšavý	Jakub Dohnal	Daniel Bainbridge	—

Woman's Ranking

Oktagon MMA rankings
Rank	Bantamweight	Flyweight	Strawweight
C	—	—	Katharina Dalisda
1	Olga Rubin 2	Judyta Rymarzak	Eva Dourthe
2	Lucia Szabová 2	Mabelly Lima	Jacinta Austin
3	Marta Waliczek 2	Karoline Martins	Mallory Martin
4	Cornelia Holm 2	—	Magdaléna Šormová
5	Róża Gumienna 3	—	Karolina Wójcik 1
6	Megan Morris 2	—	Chiara Penco 1
7	Veronika Smolková 2	—	Isabela de Pádua
8	Lucia Krajčovič 3	—	Monika Chochlíková
9	—	—	Sofiia Bagishvili
10	—	—	—

List of Oktagon events

Scheduled events

Event	Date	Venue	Location	Ref.
Oktagon 65	Dec 29, 2024	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic
Oktagon 64	TBA	TBA	TBA
Oktagon 63	TBA	TBA	TBA
Oktagon 62: Eckerlin vs. Jungwirth	Oct 12, 2024	Deutsche Bank Park	Frankfurt, Germany	[5]
Oktagon 61	Sep 21, 2024	Winning Group Arena	Brno, Czech Republic
Oktagon 60	Sep 7, 2024	Rufolf Weber-Arena	Oberhausen, Germany
Oktagon 59	Jul 20, 2024	Peugeot Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	[6]

Past events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance	Ref.
1	Oktagon 1: Boráros vs. Běle	Dec 10, 2016	Královka Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	2,000	[7]
2	Oktagon 2: Boráros vs. Čambal	Apr 7, 2017	Gopass Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	2,500	[8]
3	Oktagon 3: Végh vs. Byrne	Jul 29, 2017	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	2,500	[9]
4	Oktagon 4: Krištofič vs. Úškrt	Nov 12, 2017	Gopass Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	4,500	[10]
5	Oktagon 5: Kuzník vs. Klein	Mar 17, 2017	RT Torax Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	5,000	[11]
6	Oktagon 6: Krištofič vs. Raška	May 26, 2018	Steel Arena	Košice, Slovakia	3,000	[12]
7	Oktagon 7	Jul 28, 2018	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	7,000	[13]
8	Oktagon 8	Jul 25, 2018	Imperial Hotel	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	200
9	Oktagon 9	Sep 15, 2018	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	8,000	[14]
10	Oktagon 10	Nov 17, 2018	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	10,500	[15]
11	Oktagon 11	Mar 16, 2019	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	10,500	[16]
12	Oktagon Prime 1	Apr 26, 2019	Crow Arena	Košice, Slovakia	2,000	[17]
13	Oktagon12	Jun 08, 2019	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	10,000	[18]
14	Oktagon 13	Jul 27, 2019	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	7,000	[19]
15	Oktagon 14: Bitva o trúny	Sep 14, 2019	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	8,500	[20]
16	Oktagon Prime 2	Oct 25, 2019	Crow Arena	Košice, Slovakia	2,500	[21]
17	Oktagon 15: Végh vs. Vémola	Nov 9, 2019	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	19,500	[22]
18	Oktagon Prime 3: Štrbák vs. Legierski	Feb 15, 2020	X-Bionic Sphere	Šamorín, Slovakia	3,200	[23]
19	Underground 1	May 16, 2020	Reinders MMA Gym	Prague, Czech Republic	—	[24]
20	Underground 2	May 23, 2020	OFA Kajot Gym	Bratislava, Slovakia	—	[25]
21	Underground 3	May 30, 2020	Reinders MMA Gym	Prague, Czech Republic	—	[26]
22	Underground 4	Jun 06, 2020	OFA Kajot Gym	Bratislava, Slovakia	—	[27]
23	Underground 5	Jun 13, 2020	Reinders MMA Gym	Prague, Czech Republic	—	[28]
24	Underground 6	Jun 20, 2020	OFA Kajot Gym	Bratislava, Slovakia	—	[29]
25	Underground 7: Super Final	Jul 04, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	1,200	[30]
26	Oktagon 16: Ryšavý vs Paradeiser	Sep 26, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	1,000	[31]
27	Oktagon 17: Kozma vs. Kertész	Oct 17, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[32]
28	Oktagon 18: Wittner vs. Pukač	Nov 21, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[33]
29	Oktagon 19: Vémola vs. Mikulášek	Dec 05, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[34]
30	Oktagon 20: Vémola vs. Lohoré	Dec 30, 2020	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[35]
31	Oktagon 21: Paradeiser vs. Buchinger	Jan 30, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[36]
32	Underground: Last Man Standing	Feb 27, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[37]
33	Oktagon 22: Vémola vs. Ďatelinka	Mar 27, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[38]
34	Oktagon 23: Kníže vs. Fusi	May 1, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[39]
35	Oktagon 24: Kozma vs. Apollo	May 29, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[40]
36	Oktagon 25: Buday vs. Minda	Jun 19, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	—	[41]
37	Oktagon 26: Naruszczka vs. Krištofič	Jul 24, 2021	Štvanice Tennis Court	Prague, Czech Republic	5,000	[42]
38	Oktagon 27: Buchinger vs. Barborík	Sep 11, 2021	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	8,500	[43]
39	Oktagon 28: Pešta vs. Pütz	Sep 25, 2021	O2 Universum	Prague, Czech Republic	3,000	[44]
40	Oktagon Prime 4: Macek vs. Mågård	Nov 6, 2021	Enteria Arena	Pardubice, Czech Republic	5,000	[45]
41	Oktagon 29: Kozma vs. Veličković	Dec 4, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	1,000	[46]
42	Oktagon 30: Peňáz vs. Kone	Dec 30, 2021	Zoner Bobyhall	Brno, Czech Republic	1,000	[47]
43	Oktagon 31: Krištofič vs. Kincl	Feb 26, 2022	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	10,000	[48]
44	Oktagon Prime 5: Kertész vs. Veličković	Mar 26, 2022	X-Bionic Sphere	Šamorín, Slovakia	3,500	[49]
45	Oktagon 32: Kozma vs. Kníže	Apr 9, 2022	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	11,000	[50]
46	Oktagon: Vémola vs. Marpo	May 21, 2022	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	18,000	[51]
47	Oktagon 33: Buchinger vs. Keita	Jun 4, 2022	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany	9,000	[52]
48	Oktagon 34: Vémola vs. Ilič	Jul 23, 2022	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	7,000	[53]
49	Oktagon 35: Kincl vs. Lohore	Sep17, 2022	Winning Group Arena	Brno, Czech Republic	8,000	[54]
50	Oktagon 36: Eckerlin vs. Neves 2	Oct 15, 2022	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany	9,000	[55]
51	Oktagon 37: Kozma vs. Brito	Dec 3, 2022	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	10,000	[56]
52	Oktagon 38: Macek vs. Lopez	Dec 30, 2022	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	18,000	[57]
53	Oktagon 39: Jungwirth vs. Neves	Feb 11, 2023	BMW Park	Munich, Germany	7,000	[58]
54	Oktagon 40: Kozma vs. Siwiec	Mar 4, 2023	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	10,500	[59]
55	Oktagon 41: Mågård vs. Lopez	Apl 15, 2023	Home Credit Arena	Liberec, Czech Republic	7,000	[60]
56	Oktagon 42: Keita vs. Tichota	Apr 29, 2023	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	8,500	[61]
57	Oktagon 43: Kincl vs. Vémola 2	May 20, 2023	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	17,500	[62]
58	Oktagon 44: Langer vs. Poppeck	Jun 17, 2023	Rudolf Weber-Arena	Oberhausen, Germany	10,000	[63]
59	Oktagon 45 Speacial: Mågård vs. Lima	Jul 28, 2023	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	6,000	[64]
60	Oktagon 45: Sanikidze vs. Keita	Jul 29, 2023	Štvanice Tennis Park	Prague, Czech Republic	7,000	[65]
61	Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin	Sep 16, 2023	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany	9,000	[66]
62	Oktagon 47: Vémola vs. Langer	Oct 7, 2023	Tipos Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia	9,000	[67]
63	Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia	Nov 4, 2023	AO Arena	Manchester, England	4,500	[68]
64	Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev	Nov 18, 2023	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany	19,000	[69]
65	Oktagon 50: Keita vs. Samsonisde	Dec 09, 2023	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	9,000	[70]
66	Oktagon 51: Veličković vs. Michaildis	Dec 29, 2023	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	17,000	[71]
67	Oktagon 52: Mågård vs. Cartwright	Jan 27, 2024	Utilita Arena	Newcastle, England	3,000	[72]
68	Oktagon 53: Dalisda vs. Dourthe	Feb 10, 2024	Rudolf Weber-Arena	Oberhausen, Germany	10,000	[73]
69	Oktagon 54: Kincl vs. Wawrzyniak	Mar 02, 2024	Ostravar Arena	Ostrava, Czech Republic	9,000	[74]
70	Oktagon 55: Jungwirth vs. Pukač 2	Mar 23, 2024	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	Stuttgart, Germany	15,000	[75]
71	Oktagon 56: Aby vs. Creasy	Apr 20, 2024	Resorts World Arena	Birmingham, England		[76]
72	Oktagon 57: Eckerlin vs. Brož	May 4, 2024	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany		[77]
73	Oktagon 58: Vémola vs. Végh 2	Jun 8, 2024	Fortuna Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	30,000	[78]

Event locations

• The following cities have hosted a total of 71 events as of Oktagon 56: Aby vs Creasy (April 20, 2024)

Czech Republic (total: 43)

• Prague (19)
  • O2 Arena (7)
  • Štvanice Tennis Park (7)
  • Reinders MMA Gym (3)
  • Královka Arena (1)
  • O2 Universum (1)

• Brno (15)

• Ostrava (6)
• Liberec (1)
• Pardubice (1)
• Karlovy Vary (1)

Slovakia (total: 16)

• Bratislava (11)
• Košice (3)

• Šamorín (2)

Germany (total: 8)

• Frankfurt (3)
• Oberhausen (2)
• Cologne (1)
• Stuttgart (1)
• Munich (1)

United Kingdom (total: 3)

• Manchester (1)
• Newcastle (1)
• Birmingham (1)

Current champions

Men's divisions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title defenses
Heavyweight	120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)	Hatef Moeil	Nov 18, 2023	0
Light Heavyweight	93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)	Karlos Vémola	Jul 23, 2022	2
Middleweight	84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)	Patrick Kincl	Feb 26, 2022	3
Welterweight	77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)	—
Lightweight	70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)	Ronald Paradeiser	Dec 9, 2023	0
Featherweight	66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)	Losene Keita	Dec 9, 2023	0
Bantamweight	61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)	—		0
Flyweight	57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)	Sam Creasey	Apr 20, 2024	0

Women's divisions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title defenses
Strawweight	52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)	Katharina Dalisda	Sep 16, 2023	1

Championship history

Heavyweight championship

120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Michal Martínek def. Daniel Dittrich	Oktagon 7 Prague, Czech Republic	Jul 28, 2018	1. def. Viktor Pešta at Oktagon 15 on Nov 29, 2019
Martínek leaves for ACA.
2	Martin Buday def. Kamil Minda	Oktagon 25 Brno, Czech Republic	Jun 19, 2021
Buday leaves for UFC.
3 (incumbent)	Hatef Moeil def. Lazar Todev	Oktagon 49 Cologne, Germany	Nov 18, 2023

Light heavyweight championship

93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Viktor Pešta def. Stephan Pütz	Oktagon 28 Prague, Czech Republic	Sep 25, 2021
Pešta leaves for PFL.
2 (incumbent)	Karlos Vémola def. Aleksandar Ilić	Oktagon 34 Prague, Czech Republic	Jul 23, 2022	1. def. Pavol Langer at Oktagon 47 on Oct 7, 2023 2. def. Attila Végh at Oktagon 58 on Jun 8, 2024
–	Pavol Langer def. Alexander Poppeck for iterim title	Oktagon 44 Oberhausen, Germany	Jun 17, 2023

Middleweight championship

84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Karlos Vémola def. Alex Lohoré	Oktagon 20 Brno, Czech Republic	Dec 30, 2020
–	Samuel Kristofič def. Marcin Naruszczka for interim title	Oktagon 26 Prague, Czech Republic	Jul 24, 2021
Vémola did not weigh in with Ďatelinka in his defense and the title is taken away from him.
2 (incumbent)	Patrick Kincl def. Samuel Kristofič	Oktagon 31 Prague, Czech Republic	Feb 26, 2022	1. def. Alex Lohoré at Oktagon 35 on Sep 17, 2022 2. def. Karlos Vémola at Oktagon 43 on May 20, 2023 3. def. Piotr Wawrzyniak at Oktagon 54 on Mar 2, 2024
–	Piotr Wawrzyniak def. Vlasto Čepo for interim title	Oktagon 51 Prague, Czech Republic	Dec 29, 2023

Welterweight championship

77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	David Kozma def. Gábor Boraros	Oktagon 10 Prague, Czech Republic	Nov 17, 2018	1. def. Samuel Krištofič at Oktagon 11 on Mar 16, 2019 2. def. Maté Kertész at Oktagon 17 on Oct 17, 2020 3. def. Leandro Silva at Oktagon 24 on May 29, 2021 4. def. Bojan Veličković at Oktagon 29 on Dec 4, 2021 5. def. Petr Kníže at Oktagon 32 on Aprl 9, 2022
2	Kaik Brito	Oktagon 37 Ostrava, Czech Republic	Dec 3, 2022
Brito vacated the title to participate in the DWCS.

Lightweight championship

70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Mateusz Legierski def. Miroslav Štrbák	Oktagon Prime 3 Šamorín, Slovakia	Feb 15, 2020
Legierski leaves for KSW.
2	Ivan Buchinger def. Ronald Paradeiser	Oktagon 21 Brno, Czech Republic	Jan 30, 2021
3	Losene Keita	Oktagon 33 Frankfurt, Germany	Jun 4, 2022
Keita loses title due to injury.
4 (incumbent)	Ronald Paradeiser def. Ivan Buchinger	Oktagon 50 Ostrava, Czech Republic	Dec 9, 2023

Featherweight championship

66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Ivan Buchinger def. Vojto Barborík	Oktagon 27 Bratislava, Slovakia	Nov 9, 2021
Buchinger loses his title due to injury.
2	Mate Sanikidze def. Jakub Silence	Oktagon 37 Ostrava, Czech Republic	Dec 3, 2022	1. def. Losene Keita at Oktagon 45 on Jul 29, 2023
–	Losene Keita def. Jakub Tichota for interim title	Oktagon 42 Bratislava, Slovakia	Apr 29, 2023
Sanikidze vacated the belt to focus on the Bantamweight division.
3 (incumbent)	Losene Keita def. Niko Samsonidse	Oktagon 50 Ostrava, Czech Republic	Dec 9, 2023

Bantamweight championship

61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Tomas Deak def. Philip Macek	Oktagon 14 Bratislava, Slovakia	Sep 14, 2019
Deak leaves for ACA.
2	Jonas Mågård def. Philip Macek	Oktagon Prime 4 Pardubice, Czech Republic	Nov 6, 2021	1. def. Gustavo Lopez at Oktagon 41 on Apr 15, 2023
–	Gustavo Lopez def. Philip Macek interim title	Oktagon 38 Prague, Czech Republic	Dec 30, 2022
3	Felipe Lima	Oktagon 45 Prague, Czech Republic	Jul 29, 2023
Lima leaves for UFC.

Flyweight championship

57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Elias Garcia def. Aaron Aby	Oktagon 48 Manchester, England	Nov 4, 2023
Garcia loses the title for repeatedly refusing to fight.
2 (incumbent)	Sam Creasey def. Aaron Aby	Oktagon 56 Birmingham, England	Apr 20, 2024

Women's flyweight championship

57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1	Tereza Bledá def. Mabelly Lima	Oktagon 30 Brno, Czech Republic	Dec 30, 2021
Bledá vacated the title when she signed for the UFC.

Women's strawweight championship

52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
1 (incumbent)	Katharina Dalisda def. Jacinta Austin	Oktagon 46 Frankfurt, Germany	Sep 16, 2023	1. def. Eva Dourthe at Oktagon 53 on Feb 11, 2024

References

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