Palokaj and Batfalsky faced off in the main event on a fight night that featured a heavy featherweight focus, and it was Palokaj who had the edge, with his strikes carrying more weight, while his wrestling proved equally effective.
Batfalsky hung tough while he was in disadvantageous positions to keep himself in the fight, and he tried to push the pace in the third round in a bid to find a stoppage. But Palokaj just seemed physically the stronger of the pair as he ran out the unanimous decision winner.
The judges were also called into action in the co-main event, as former heavyweight title challenger Lazar Todev bounced back from his title fight defeat to Will Fleury by outpointing Brazil’s Luis Henrique Barbosa.
Earlier on the card, returning Czech flyweight David Dvorak needed less than four minutes to knock out Mohammed Walid. Dvorak, who went 3-3 in the UC, returned to OKTAGON for the first time since 2019 and after a rough start to the fight, found his range and unleashed a huge overhand shot to knock out Walid and immediately put himself into championship contention at 125 pounds.
There were also German stoppage victories on the main card for featherweight Khalid Taha and light heavyweight Emilio Quissua.
OKTAGON 75: Official results
MAIN CARD
- Gjoni Palokaj def Jakub Batfalsky via unanimous decision
- Lazar Todev def. Luis Henrique Barbosa via unanimous decision
- David Dvorak def. Mohammed Walid via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:56
- Khalid Taha def. Edgar Jimenez via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:38
- Emilio Quissoa def. Mateusz Strzelczyk via TKO (ground strikes) – Round 1, 3:03
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Mago Machaev def. Wanderley Junior via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:37
- Hugo Vach def. Moritz Merten via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00
- Lukas Elias def. Emir-Can Al via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:35
- Henrique Madureira def. Nikolaos Serbezis via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:34
- Jixie Molapo def. Finn Griessmann via unanimous decision
